Calculate Deltoid Area: Given Diagonal AC=7 and Side AB=4

Question

The deltoid ABCD is shown below.

Diagonal AC = 7

Side AB = 4

Is it possible to calculate the area of the deltoid? If so, then what is it?

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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Can we calculate the area of the kite, and if so, what is it?
00:03 Side values according to the given data
00:16 We cannot calculate the diagonal
00:27 We'll use the formula for calculating the area of a kite
00:31 (diagonal times diagonal) divided by 2
00:34 Let's substitute appropriate values and try to solve for the area
00:39 We cannot know the diagonal, therefore we cannot solve it
00:44 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine if we can calculate the area of the deltoid, we use the formula for the area of a kite: Area=12×Diagonal1×Diagonal2 \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{Diagonal}_1 \times \text{Diagonal}_2 . We are given one diagonal AC=7 AC = 7 , and one side AB=4 AB = 4 . However, the formula requires both diagonals. Without the length of the other diagonal BD BD , or enough information to deduce it, it is impossible to compute the area.

Therefore, it is not possible to calculate the area of the deltoid with the information provided.

Answer

It is not possible to