How to find the perimeter of kite - Math

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Find the perimeter of the following kite:

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Answer

The formula for the perimeter of a kite is:

Where is the length of the longer side and is the length of the shorter side

Use the formulas for a triangle and a triangle to find the lengths of the longer sides. The formula for a triangle is and the formula for a triangle is .

Our triangle is:

Our triangle is:

Plugging in our values, we get:

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