A kite has diagonals of length $24$ cm and $18$ cm. Find its area.

A kite has diagonals of length $24$ cm and $18$ cm. Find its area.
  1. $432 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  2. $216 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  3. $108 \text{ cm}^{2}$
  4. $84 \text{ cm}^{2}$

Solution

For a kite, area $= \dfrac{1}{2}\times d_{1}\times d_{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}\times 24 \times 18 = 216 \text{ cm}^{2}$.

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