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Please explain or showcase your work so I could use this page for future reference.
Rhombus:
ABCD is a Rhombus. AB=21, m<ABE=60. Leave answers in simple radical form.
 Mar 13, 2014
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Also as I feel I should be more specific, the shape of the Rhombus goes like this



B________________A
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C -------------------------- D
 Mar 13, 2014
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Ok that didnt come out right.
I'll try this
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Find DC= BD= EC= m<BAC=
m<BCE= m<BEC= m<BAD=
 Mar 13, 2014
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MultiQuestioneer:

Please explain or showcase your work so I could use this page for future reference.
Rhombus:
ABCD is a Rhombus. AB=21, m<ABE=60. Leave answers in simple radical form.



so E is the intersection of the 2 diagonals.

What is m?
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What is it that you want to find? Is it the area?
 Mar 13, 2014
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Just all the measurements I wrote down. M is just the thing I use in place of x, I should have specified, sorry.
So again

The < represents angles, if they dont have it I just want the measurement
 Mar 13, 2014
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MultiQuestioneer:

Just all the measurements I wrote down. M is just the thing I use in place of x, I should have specified, sorry.
So again

The < represents angles, if they dont have it I just want the measurement



Still doesn't make sense
Find DC= BD= EC= m<BAC=
m<BCE= m<BEC= m<BAD=

How can an angle = a side length?
 Mar 13, 2014
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Let me see if I can help you with this one (it's not too difficult!!)

Since it's a rhombus, all sides are equal, so AB = DC = 21

Since m < ABE = 60,, then the m < BDA = 60 also, because BAD is a triangle with two sides equal (BA, DA). And from a theory in geometry, when a triangle has two equal sides, the angles opposite those sides are equal, too. Then, because we have a triangle with two 60 degree angles, the remaining angle (BAD) is 60, too. So, all sides of triangle BAD are equal. Thus, AB = BD = 21. And since AE bisects BD, then DE = (!/2) * 21 = 10.5.

Well, so what?? How does this help us find CE?? Well, the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at right angles, so triangle CED is a right triangle with < CED being the right angle. and CD the hypotenuse. And we know two sides of this triangle (DE = 10.5 and CD =21). And by the Pythagorean theorem, CE = SQRT (21^2 - 10.5^2) = 18.2 (rounded).

To find the m < BAC, note that EA bisects < BAD, and since < BAD was found to be 60, then m < BAC = 30.

To find m < BCE, note that in triangle ABC, sides AB = BC, so the angles opposite those sides are equal, too. Thus, m < BAC = m < BCA = m < BCE = 30.

We've established that the diagonals form right angles, so m < BEC = 90.

I think that's what you wanted to know (hopefully). If you have any questions about this, feel free to post them. I hope my explanations were clear!!
 Mar 13, 2014
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MultiQuestioneer:

Please explain or showcase your work so I could use this page for future reference.
Rhombus:
ABCD is a Rhombus. AB=21, m<ABE=60. Leave answers in simple radical form.



Hi MultiQuestioneer,
Ok so
m<ABE means measurement of <ABE
I have never seen m used like this before - is it normal or usual notation?? Maybe Chris or someone else can answer this question.
I had no idea what 'm' was. I did ask you earlier on but you didn't answer my question.

Looking back
It still doesn't make sense
Find DC= BD= EC= m<BAC=
m<BCE= m<BEC= m<BAD=
How can an angle = a side length?

Anyway ChrisP's answer look really good. It is probably what you wanted. He is obviously a much better forensic mathematician than I am.
Thanks Chris.
 Mar 13, 2014

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