8.6 Kite

Front

What is a kite in geometry?

Back

A kite is a quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides that are equal in length.

Front

What is the relationship between the diagonals of a kite?

Back

The diagonals of a kite are perpendicular to each other.

Front

What is a key property of the angles in a kite?

Back

In a kite, one pair of opposite angles are congruent.

Front

How many pairs of consecutive sides are congruent in a kite?

Back

A kite has two pairs of consecutive sides that are congruent.

Front

Are kites and trapezoids parallelograms?

Back

No, kites and trapezoids are never parallelograms.

Front

If m<PQR = 78 degrees and m<TRS = 59 degrees in kite PQRS, what is m<PST?

Back

m<PST = 31 degrees.

Front

What is not a property of a kite?

Back

Diagonals bisect each other.

Front

If Angle 1 = 118 degrees in a kite, what is Angle 2?

Back

Angle 2 = 118 degrees.

Front

What is the sum of the interior angles of a kite?

Back

The sum of the interior angles of a kite is 360 degrees.

Front

What is the formula for the area of a kite?

Back

Area = (d1 * d2) / 2, where d1 and d2 are the lengths of the diagonals.