Find the area of the kite PQRS with P(5,0), Q(8,6), R(5,8) and S(2,6)?

1 Answer
Jan 10, 2016

SKite PQRS=24sq.units

Explanation:

Since the formula of a kite's area is
S=(12)d1d2
where
d1=kite's long diagonal
d2=kite's short diagonal
we need to know the length of the diagonals.

In the kite PQRS the diagonals are PR and QS:
PR=(55)2+(80)2=8
QS=(28)2+(66)2=6

So
S=(12)d1d2=(12)86=24