Find the area of the rhombus

The rhombus has an area of 240 units. (2nd one on the left).

Step-by-step explanation:

The intersection of diagonals meet at right angles. That means that the labeled sides are the hypotenuse and 1 leg of a right angle triangle. You need to find the other leg by using the Pythagorean Theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a = 8

b = ?

c = 17

8^2 + b^2 = 17^2

64 + b^2 = 289                 Subtract 64

b^2 = 289-64

b^2 = 225                         Take the square root of both sides.

sqrt(b^) = sqrt(225)

b = 15

Find the area of 1 triangle

Area = 1/2 * a * b

a = 8

b = 15

Area = 1/2 * 8 * 15

Area = 60

Now find the area of 4 triangles.

4*60 = 240

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows: