1956 AMC 12 Problem 35

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35.

A rhombus is formed by two radii and two chords of a circle whose radius is 1616 feet. The area of the rhombus in square feet is:
128128
1283128\sqrt3
256256
512512
5123512\sqrt3
Answer: B
Concepts:rhombuschord lengthcentral anglearea
Small hint:
Every side of the rhombus has length 16,16, so each chord equals the radius
Big hint:
A chord equal to the radius subtends a 60∘60^\circ central angle; use s2sin⁡θs^2\sin\theta
Solution:
All four sides of the rhombus equal the circle’s radius, 16.16. A chord of length equal to the radius forms an equilateral triangle with the two radii to its endpoints, so the included central angle is 60∘.60^\circ. Therefore the rhombus has area 162sin⁡60∘=256⋅32=1283. \begin{aligned} 16^2\sin60^\circ &=256\cdot\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\\ &=128\sqrt3. \end{aligned}
Thus, the correct answer is B.
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