Chapter 10.2 Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses, and Kites

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Chapter 10.2 Areas of Trapezoids, Rhombuses, and
Kites
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Area of a Trapezoid

• The area of a trapezoid is half the product of
  the height and the sum of the bases

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Example 1

• Find the area of the trapezoid

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7
20
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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

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Example 2

• Find the area of a rhombus

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Classwork

• Pgs 542-544 2-32e