Question

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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 7 inches and a base 9.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 12 inches.

38 square inches
66.5 square inches
114 square inches
180.5 square inches

(Theres also a picture attatched)

Answer 1

180.5 is the answer !

Answer 2

180.5 in²

Explanation:

The area (A) of a kite is calculated as

A =
`(1)/(2)` × d₁ × d₂ ← the 2 diagonals

d₁ = 2 × 9.5 = 19 in and d₂ = 12 + 7 = 19 in

A = 0.5 × 19 × 19 = 180.5 in²