Question

One side of a kite is 5 cm less than 2 times the length of another. If the perimeter is 14 cm, find the length of each side of the kite.
A.

4 cm, 3 cm

B.

4.2 cm, 3.4 cm

C.

6.3 cm, 7.7 cm

D.

5 cm, 5 cm

Answer 1

x = 2x -5
x = 5 --> 2 sides of length 5

5 + 5 + y + y = 14
10 + 2y = 14
2y = 4
y = 2 ----> 2 sides of length 2

Answer 2

I think the intended correct answer is this --> A) 4 cm, 3 cm

and here's why....

Answer 3

A kite has 2 pairs of congruent adjacent sides.
I read the problem to mean that the first pair of sides has length x and 2x -5, set them equal and solved for x.

Well, evidently one of the two sets of congruent sides has length x and the other set has length 2x -5.
So,
x + x + 2x -5 + 2x -5 = 14
6x = 24
x = 4 --->

2x - 5 = 2(4) -5 = 8 - 5 = 3 ---->

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