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Rhombus of Radii and Chords

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February 15, 2009
geometryrhombus

Problem Statement

A rhombus is formed by two radii and two chords of a circle whose radius is 16 16 feet. The area of the rhombus in square feet is: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 128<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 1283<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 256<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 512<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 5123 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 128 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 128\sqrt {3} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 256 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 512 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 512\sqrt {3}