Question

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 6 inches and a base of 8.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 13 inches.

Answer 1

• 80.75 in²

Explanation:

According to question we have:

• Top part has height of 6 in
• Bottom part has height of 13 in
• Base of both parts is 8.5 in

See attached picture

Find the area:

• A = 1/2(6 + 13)*8.5 = 80.75 in²