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`

Explanation:

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

`A=(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=((6.2\ mm)(5\ mm))/(2)\\\\A=15.5\ mm^2`