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State, 'true' or 'false'
 Diagonals of a rhombus are equal.

Options

  • True

  • False

MCQ
True or False

Solution

False
This is a property of a rhombus. The diagonals of a rhombus need not be equal.

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Chapter 14: Rectilinear Figures [Quadrilaterals: Parallelogram, Rectangle, Rhombus, Square and Trapezium] - Exercise 14 (B) [Page 175]

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Chapter 14 Rectilinear Figures [Quadrilaterals: Parallelogram, Rectangle, Rhombus, Square and Trapezium]
Exercise 14 (B) | Q 0.8 | Page 175

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