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prealgebra senior

Problem

A rhombus has an area of 108 square units. The lengths of its diagonals have a ratio of 3 to 2. What is the length of the longest diagonal, in units?
Solution
Let the diagonals have length and . Half the product of the diagonals of a rhombus is equal to the area, so . Solving for , we find . Therefore, the length of the longest diagonal is .
Final answer
18