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What is the area of the kite?

What is the area of the kite?-example-1

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Answer:

= 135 m²

Explanation:

First we divide the kite into 2 isosceles triangles

The bigger triangle has base angles = 45°

We can use these angle as follows to find the common base of the two triangles.

Cos 45=adjacent/9√2

Adj=9√2×cos 45

=9

common base =9×2=18

We can use the angle 45° above to find the height of the bigger triangle.

Tan 45°=opposite/adjacent

Opposite = adjacent×Tan 45

=9 tan 45=9

Area =1/2BH+1/2Bh where B is the common base H is the height of the big triangle, h represents the height of the smaller triangle.

A=1//2× 18 × 9 +1/2× 18 × 6

= 135 m²

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