Question

An artist is designing a kite like the one show below. Calculate the area to determine how much material she will need to create the kite.

A kite with two top triangles with height of 5 inches and a base 7.5 inches. The bottom two triangles share the base but have a height labeled 14 inches.

(4 points)

Group of answer choices

142.5 square inches

105 square inches

37.5 square inches

34 square inche

Answer 1

There are two triangles.
One of the triangles has a height of 5 inches.
The other triangle has a height of 14 inches.
They both have the same base which is 7.5 inches
The total area is just the area of both triangles =
(1/2) base ( 14 + 5)
(1/2) (7.5) ( 19)
71.25 square inches