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QuizMultiple Choice

Perimeter and Area of Rhombi, Trapezoids, and Kites — Quiz

Question 9 • Geometry

A kite has vertices at open paren 2 comma 4 close paren , open paren 5 comma 4 close paren , open paren 5 comma 1 close paren , and open paren 0 comma negative 1 close paren What is the approximate perimeter of the kite? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer
A
20 point 0 units
B
11 point 3 units
C
13 point 6 units
D
16 point 8 units

Explanation

Use the distance formula to find the four side lengths in the order given. The first two sides are each 3 units; the other two are each √29 ≈ 5.4 units. The perimeter is 3 + 3 + √29 + √29 ≈ 16.8 units, so the correct choice is A, 16.8 units.

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