GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 3

Question : 92 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

In a rectangular coordinate system, what is the area of a rhombus whose vertices have the coordinates

(0,3.5),(8,0),(0,-3.5),(-8,0)

Solution:

First draw the

x

- and

y

-axes, then plot the points and connect them.
The area of a rhombus is simply the product of its diagonals divided by 2 .
The area is

=16 × 7=112 \/ 2=56

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