The Area of a Kite

The area of a kite is ½ the product of its diagonals.

base

height

Area of rectangle = 4 + 4

Area of kite = ½ area of rectangle.

Area of kite = ½ base x height = ½ the product of the

diagonals.

The Area of a Kite

Find the area of the kites below.

8 cm7 cm

11 cm

12 cm

14 cm

11 cm

1 2

Area = ½ x 16 x 18

= 144 cm2

Area = ½ x 24 x 25

= 300 cm2