KITE

PROPERTIES

The two diagonals of a kite are perpendicular and half the product of their lengths is the area of a kite. It

can be mathematically represented as . Alternatively, if a and b are the lengths of two

unequal sides, and θ is the angle between unequal sides, then the area is ab sin θ. One diagonal divides
a (convex) kite into two isosceles triangles; the other (the axis of symmetry) divides the kite into two
congruent triangles. Two interior angles at opposite vertices of a kite are equal. Every convex kite has an
inscribed circle; that is, there exists a circle that is tangent to all four sides. Therefore, every convex kite
is a tangential quadrilateral. Additionally, if a convex kite is not a rhombus, there is another circle,
outside the kite, tangent to all four sides, suitably extended. For every concave kite there exist two
circles tangent to all four (possibly extended) sides: one is interior to the kite and touches the two sides
opposite from the concave angle, while the other circle is exterior to the kite and touches the kite on the
two edges incident to the concave angle

The sides and angles of a kite:

There are two sets of adjacent sides (next to each other) that are the same length
(congruent.)

There is one set of congruent angles.  These are opposite of each other and are
between sides that are different lengths.

Properties of the diagonals of a kite:

The intersection of the diagonals of a kite form 90 degree (right) angles.  This
means that they are perpendicular.

The longer diagonal of a kite bisects the shorter one.  This means that the longer
diagonal cuts the shorter one in half.