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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Kite
What is the area of a kite with diagonals of 5 and 7?
To find the area of a kite using diagonals you use the following equation
That diagonals (
and )are the lines created by connecting the two sides opposite of each other.Plug in the diagonals for
and to getThen multiply and divide to get the area.
The answer is
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Kite
Find the area of the following kite:
The formula for the area of a kite is:
Where
is the length of one diagonal and is the length of the other diagonalPlugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #2 : How To Find The Area Of A Kite
Find the area of the following kite:
The formula for the area of a kite is:
where
is the length of one diagonal and is the length of another diagonal.
Use the formulas for a
triangle and a triangle to find the lengths of the diagonals. The formula for a triangle is and the formula for a triangle is .Our
triangle is:Our
triangle is:
Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : Kites
Find the perimeter of the following kite:
In order to find the length of the two shorter edges, use a Pythagorean triple:
In order to find the length of the two longer edges, use the Pythagorean theorem:
The formula of the perimeter of a kite is:
Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Perimeter Of Kite
Find the perimeter of the following kite:
The formula for the perimeter of a kite is:
Where
is the length of the longer side and is the length of the shorter side
Use the formulas for a
triangle and a triangle to find the lengths of the longer sides. The formula for a triangle is and the formula for a triangle is .
Our
triangle is:Our
triangle is:
Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : Trapezoids
When polygons are similar, the sides will have the same ratio to one another. Set up the appropriate proportions.
Cross multiply.
Example Question #1 : Trapezoids
Find the area of the following trapezoid:
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:
Where
is the length of one base, is the length of the other base, and is the height.To find the height of the trapezoid, use a Pythagorean triple:
Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : Trapezoids
Find the area of the following trapezoid:
Use the formula for
triangles in order to find the length of the bottom base and the height.The formula is:
Where is the length of the side opposite the
.
Beginning with the
side, if we were to create a triangle, the length of the base is , and the height is .Creating another
triangle on the left, we find the height is , the length of the base is , and the side is .
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:
Where
is the length of one base, is the length of the other base, and is the height.Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : Quadrilaterals
Determine the area of the following trapezoid:
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:
,
where
is the length of one base, is the length of another base, and is the length of the height.Plugging in our values, we get:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Area Of A Trapezoid
Find the area of the following trapezoid:
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:
,
where
is the length of one base, is the length of another base, and is the length of the height.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the height of the trapezoid:
Plugging in our values, we get:
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