Question

Molly finds two sticks and wants to build a kite for her little brother. The sticks are 16 inches and 38 inches long, and she plans on using them as the diagonals of the kite. Molly will need a minimum of _____ square inches of fabric to make the kite.

Answer 1

pls help

Answer 2

multiply half the size of each stick together to the the area of the fabric.

Answer 3

8*19

Answer 4

152

Answer 5

wait is it 16*38

Answer 6

You could google "area of kite", or you could figure it out if you know the area of a triangle. Or you could memorize the formula: Area of kite= 1/2 diagonal1 * diagonal2

Answer 7

great idea

Answer 8

I just picked a length so I got a diagonal of 38. You could put the cross diagonal anywhere and still get the same answer.