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Mathematics (Grade 6)

Geometry

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Geometry: Measurements

Finding the Area of a Rhombus/Kite

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Finding The Area Of A Rhombus/Kite
Introduction

A kite and a rhombus are special quadrilaterals whose area can be found by splitting them into two triangles. Understanding this method prepares students to solve rea...

Transcript

Clare and Helen cut white paper into a kite shape to fly outside.

A kite is a four-sided shape with two pairs of equal adjacent sides. They worry the kite might tear, so they decide to make it thicker by sticking red paper on one side of it. They already have the red paper, but they need to know how much to use, so they calculate...