Calculate the Area of a Deltoid: Given Height 5 and Base 22

Question

Given the deltoid ABCD

Find the area

555222222AAADDDCCCBBB

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the area of the kite
00:03 We'll use the formula to calculate the kite's area
00:08 (diagonal times diagonal) divided by 2
00:13 We'll substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve for the area
00:24 Divide 22 by 2
00:32 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem of finding the area of the deltoid ABCDABCD, we will use the area formula for a kite. The formula is:

Area=12×d1×d2 \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times d_1 \times d_2

Given:

  • d1=22d_1 = 22 cm (one diagonal of the deltoid)
  • d2=5d_2 = 5 cm (the other diagonal of the deltoid)

Substitute the given values into the formula:

Area=12×22×5 \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 22 \times 5

Area=12×110 \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 110

Area=55 cm2 \text{Area} = 55 \text{ cm}^2

Therefore, the area of the deltoid ABCDABCD is 55\boxed{55} square centimeters.

Answer

55 55 cm².