Question

(05.02)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 5 inches and a base 7.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 14 inches.

142.5 square inches

105 square inches

37.5 square inches

34 square inches

Answer 1

142.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

142.5 because 5•7.5= 37.5 plus 14x7.5=105 so 105+37.5=142.5