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10-2 Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses & Kites. Objective: To find the area of a trapezoid, rhombus or kite. Essential Understanding You can find the area of a trapezoid when you know its height and the lengths of its bases. Review Terms & Formulas. Area Base Height.
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10-2Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses & Kites Objective: To find the area of a trapezoid, rhombus or kite Essential Understanding You can find the area of a trapezoid when you know its height and the lengths of its bases.
Review Terms & Formulas Area Base Height Theorem 10-1 Area of a Rectangle A=bh Theorem 10-2 Area of a Parallelogram A=bh Theorem 10-3 Area of a Triangle h b
b1 Theorem 10-4 Area of a Trapezoid h The area of a trapezoid is half the product of the height and the sum of the bases. b2
What is the area of a trapezoid with height 4cm and bases 9cm and 3cm? 9cm 4cm 3cm
How can I find the area of a rhombus or a kite? Theorem 10-5 The area of a Rhombus or a Kite The area of a rhombus or a kite is half the product of the lengths of its diagonals.
ExamplesFind the area of each figure. p. 626: 11-25, 29, 31 3 in 8 in A = 12in2 2 m 1 m 4 m A = 10m2