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Can someone show me how to find the area of this kite? thank you!!

Can someone show me how to find the area of this kite? thank you!!-example-1
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Separate the kite into two triangles.

The base of the triangles would be 6 ( half the width is given as 3, so the full width would be 3 x 2 = 6).

The height of the bottom triangle is given as 10.

The area of a triangle is 1/2 x base x height.

Bottom triangle = 1/2 x 10 x 6 = 30 square units.

For the top triangle you need to find the height using the Pythagorean theorem.

Height = √(5^2 - 3^2) = √(25-9) = √16 = 4

Now the area of the top triangle is 1/2 x 4 x 6 = 12 square units.

Total area = Bottom + top = 30 + 12 = 42 square units.

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