In a rhombus with and , what is the length of ?
Solution
First, we note that and are equilateral. Join to . Since is a rhombus, then and bisect each other at their point of intersection, , and are perpendicular. Note that . Since , then . Since , then is isosceles. Since is the midpoint of , then is perpendicular to . Since is also perpendicular to , then lies on . By the Pythagorean Theorem in , since , we have . Therefore, .
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