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The Area of a Kite
The area of a kite is ½ the product of its diagonals.
Area of rectangle
=
4 +4
Area of kite = ½ area
of rectangle.
height
Area of kite = ½ base
x height = ½ the
product of the
diagonals.
base
The Area of a Kite
Find the area of the kites below.
1
7 cm
2
8 cm
11 cm
14 cm
11 cm
12 cm
Area = ½ x 16 x 18
Area = ½ x 24 x 25
= 144 cm2
= 300 cm2