Question

(05.02)An artist is designing a kite like the one show below. Calculate the area to determine how much material she will need to create the kite. A kite with two top triangles with height of 6 inches and a base 8.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 13 inches. 36 square inches 110.5 square inches 161.5 square inches Correct Answer 323 square inches

Answer 1

Answer:

161.5 in.^2

Step-by-step explanation:

Since you don't have a figure, from your description, I understand that the base of each small upper triangle is 8.5 inches. That means that each small triangle on top has a base of 8.5 inches and a height of 5 inches, and each small triangle below has a base of 8.5 inches and a height of 13 inches. My calculations below are base don this understanding.

The area of a kite is

A = (Bb)/2

where B and b are the lengths of the diagonals.

The diagonals have lengths:

B = 13 in. + 6 in. = 19 in.

b = 8.5 in. + 8.5 in. = 17 in.

A = (Bb)/2

A = (19 in. * 17 in.)/2

A = (323 in.^2)/2

A = 161.5 in.^2