Kites

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Kites Trapezoids

• Objective
• Discover properties about kites trapezoids

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Kite
A quadrilateral with exactly two distinct pairs
of congruent consecutive sides.
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1. Construct a kite. 2. Label the vertex angles
K and T Label non-vertex angles I and E 3.
Measure and compare all angles 4. Draw the
diagonals 5. Look for any relationships
(hint there are 3 different relationships to
find.)
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Kite Diagonal Bisector Conjecture The diagonal
connecting the vertex angles of a kite is the
_____________________ of the other diagonal.
Kite Angles Conjecture The __________ angles of a
kite are __________.
Kite Diagonals Conjecture The diagonals of a kite
are ______________.
Kite Angle Bisector Conjecture The _______ angles
of a kite are ________ by a ________.
perpendicular
vertex bisected
diagonal.
nonvertex
congruent
perpendicular bisector
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Kite Angles Conjecture The __________ angles of a
kite are __________.
nonvertex
congruent
Kite Diagonals Conjecture The diagonals of a kite
are ______________.
perpendicular
Kite Diagonal Bisector Conjecture The diagonal
connecting the vertex angles of a kite is the
_____________________ of the other diagonal.
perpendicular bisector
Kite Angle Bisector Conjecture The _______ angles
of a kite are ________ by a ________.
vertex
bisected diagonal.
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Pg 269 1,2 ,5,7,10