Find the measurements of the diagonal indicated in the following parallelogram
If DL = 7, then DF = ?
Use the information to find the given length of the diagonal
EFGH and EH = 24 then FG = 12
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To find the measurements of the diagonal indicated in the parallelogram, we need to use the properties of a parallelogram.
1. If DL = 7, then we can use the property that opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent. This means that the length of DL is equal to the length of the opposite side, which we can call HJ. So, HJ = 7.
2. Now, to find the measurement of the diagonal DF, we can use the property that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. This means that the length of DF is equal to half the length of the diagonal HL.
3. Therefore, to find the measurement of DF, we need to find the length of HL. We can use the fact that opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent to find HL. Since DL = 7 and HJ = 7, we can conclude that HL = 7 + 7 = 14.
4. Finally, we can calculate the length of DF by dividing the length of HL by 2. So, DF = 14 / 2 = 7.
Therefore, if DL = 7, then DF = 7 in the parallelogram.