THEOREMS

ON
KITES
KITE

A quadrilateral with two pairs of

congruent and adjacent sides
S
Is rhombus a kite?
T H

Name the pairs of

congruent and
adjacent sides.
O
Theorem 10

In a kite, the perpendicular bisector of at

least one diagonal is the other diagonal.
What are the
diagonals?
X
Theorem 11

The area of a kite is half the product of the

lengths of its diagonals.
AREA OF A KITE
SHOT is a kite.
Suppose SO = 12 cm and HT = 6 cm.

What is the area of

the kite?

What theorem
justifies your
answer?
AREA OF A KITE
SHOT is a kite.
Suppose the area of kite SHOT = 135 𝑐𝑚2
and HT = 9 cm.

How long is SO?

What theorem
justifies your
answer?
YOUR TURN!
Find the length of a diagonal of a kite whose
area is 176 𝑠𝑞. 𝑐𝑚 and other diagonal is
16cm long.