M ATH EM AT I C S 9

 What do you observe about the measures of the angles?

How are the diagonals related to each other?
Make a conjecture about the diagonals of a kite based
on the angles formed. Explain your answer.
 Compare the lengths of the segments. What do you see?
 Make a conjecture about the diagonals of a kite based
on the pair of congruent segments formed. Explain your
answer.

ACTIVITY 16: CUTE KITE!

T HE OR E M S ON K I T E
 In a kite, the
perpendicular bisector
of at least one diagonal
is the other diagonal.
THEOREM 10
Given:
Kite WORD with
diagonals WR and
OD
Prove: WR is the
perpendicular
bisector of OD.
SHOW ME!
Kite WORD with
diagonals WR and OD

Given
PROOF
WO ≅ WD;
OR ≅ DR

Definition of Kite
PROOF
WO = WD;
OR = DR

Definition of Congruent
Segments

PROOF
WR ꓕ OD

If a line contains two points each of

which is equidistant from the
endpoints of a segment, then the
line is the perpendicular bisector of
the segment.

PROOF
The area of a kite is half
the product of the
lengths of its diagonals.
THEOREM 11
Given:
Kite ROPE
Prove:
Area of kite ROPE
= (OE)(PR)

SHOW ME!
Kite ROPE

Given

PROOF
PR ꓕ OE

The diagonals of a kite

are perpendicular to each
other.

PROOF
Area of kite ROPE =
Area of ∆OPE + Area of
∆ORE

Area Addition Postulate

PROOF
Area of ∆OPE = (OE)(PW)
Area of ∆ORE = (OE)(WR)

Area Formula for

Triangles

PROOF
Area of kite
ROPE = (OE)(PW) +
(OE)(WR)

Substitution

PROOF
Area of kite
ROPE = (OE)(PW + WR)

Distributive Property of
Equality

PROOF
PW + WR = PR

Segment Addition
Postulate (SAP)

PROOF
Area of kite
ROPE = (OE)(PR)

Substitution

PROOF
The diagonal of a kite have lengths
13 cm and 9 cm. Find the area of
the kite.

𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂=𝟓𝟖.𝟓𝒄𝒎2
EXAMPLE 1
FIND THE INDICATED
A kite made up of bamboo stick as
the skeleton has an area of 180 cm.
?

cm
36

EXAMPLE 2
ACTIVITY 17
PLAY A KITE
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EVALUATION