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AreaRhombus(diag1, diag2)

Last updated July 17, 2001

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Rob Brooks-Bilson
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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: MathLib

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Description:
Calculates the area of a rhombus based on the lengths of the diagonals.

Return Values:
Returns the area of the rhombus.

Example:

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<CFSET diag1=4>
  <CFSET diag2=6>
  <CFOUTPUT>
  Given:
  <UL>
  <LI>diag1=#diag1#
  <LI>diag2=#diag2#
  </UL>
  The area of the rhombus is #AreaRhombus(diag1,diag2)#
  </CFOUTPUT>

<CFSET diag1=4>
  <CFSET diag2=6>
  <CFOUTPUT>
  Given:
  <UL>
  <LI>diag1=#diag1#
  <LI>diag2=#diag2#
  </UL>
  The area of the rhombus is #AreaRhombus(diag1,diag2)#
  </CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
diag1	Length of one diagonal	Yes
diag2	Length of the other diagonal	Yes

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Calculates the area of a rhombus.
 * 
 * @param diag1 	 Length of one diagonal 
 * @param diag2 	 Length of the other diagonal 
 * @return Returns the area of the rhombus. 
 * @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (&#114;&#98;&#105;&#108;&#115;&#64;&#97;&#109;&#107;&#111;&#114;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1.0, July 17, 2001 
 */
function AreaRhombus(diag1, diag2)
{
  Return (0.5 * (diag1 + diag2));
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Calculates the area of a rhombus.
 * 
 * @param diag1      Length of one diagonal 
 * @param diag2      Length of the other diagonal 
 * @return Returns the area of the rhombus. 
 * @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (rbils@amkor.com) 
 * @version 1.0, July 17, 2001 
 */
function AreaRhombus(diag1, diag2)
{
  Return (0.5 * (diag1 + diag2));
}
</cfscript>