A rhombus is inscribed in a circle with radius r and center O such that one of the vertices lies on O and rest lie on the circumference of the circle.
Find the area of the rhombus in terms of r.
Let the long diagonal of the rhombus = L
By the intersecting chord theorem we have that
(3/2)r * (1/2)r = [ ( 1/2) L ]^2
(3/4)r^2 = (1/4)L^2 multiply both sides by 4
(3)r^2 = L^2 take the square root
(√3) r = L
So.....the area of the rhombus = (1/2) product of the diagonals =
(1/2) (r) (√3) r =
[√3/2] r^2