Rhombus Diagonal Properties: Analyzing Triangle Congruence in Four-Part Division

Observe the rhombus below:

Determine whether the diagonals of the rhombus form 4 congruent triangles?

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Observe the rhombus below:

Determine whether the diagonals of the rhombus form 4 congruent triangles?

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First, let's mark the vertices of the rhombus with the letters ABCD, then proceed to draw the diagonals AC and BD, and finally mark their intersection point with the letter E:

AAABBBCCCDDDEEE

Now let's examine the following properties:

a. The rhombus is a type of parallelogram, therefore its diagonals intersect each other, meaning:

AE=EC=12ACBE=ED=12BD AE=EC=\frac{1}{2}AC\\ BE=ED=\frac{1}{2}BD\\

b. A property of the rhombus is that its diagonals are perpendicular to each other, meaning:

ACBDAEB=BEC=CED=DEA=90° AC\perp BD\\ \updownarrow\\ \sphericalangle AEB=\sphericalangle BEC=\sphericalangle CED=\sphericalangle DEA=90\degree

c. The definition of a rhombus - a quadrilateral where all sides are equal, meaning:

AB=BC=CD=DA AB=BC=CD=DA

Therefore, from the three facts mentioned in: a-c and using the SAS (Side-Angle-Side) congruence theorem, we can conclude that:

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AEBCEBAEDCED \triangle AEB\cong\triangle CEB\cong\triangle AED\cong\triangle CED (where we made sure to properly and accurately match the triangles according to their vertices in correspondence with the appropriate sides and angles).

Indeed, we found that the diagonals of the rhombus create (together with the rhombus's sides - which are equal to each other) four congruent triangles.

Therefore - the correct answer is answer a.

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Final Answer

Yes

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