Question

A gem is cut in a kite shape. It is 6.2 millimeters wide at its widest point & 5 millimeters long. What is the area?

Answer 1

Answer: $15.5\ mm^2$

Step-by-step explanation:

You can calculate the area of a kite with the following formula:

$A=\frac{d_1d_2 }{2}$

Where $d_1$ is the length of a diagonal and $d_2$ is the length of the other diagonal.

In this case, you can identify that:

$d_1=6.2\ mm\\d_2=5\ mm$

Therefore, the final step is to substitute the values into the formula.

Then, the area is:

 $A=\frac{(6.2\ mm)(5\ mm)}{2}\\\\A=15.5\ mm^2$