Calculate the Area of Deltoid ABCD with Height 5 and Base 18

Given the deltoid ABCD

Find the area

We are tasked with finding the area of the deltoid (or kite) ABCD using the lengths of its diagonals. The given diagonals are $AC = 5$ cm and $BD = 18$ cm. The diagonals of a kite are perpendicular to each other.

To find the area of the kite, we use the formula:

$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times d_1 \times d_2$

Substituting the given values ($d_1 = 5$ cm and $d_2 = 18$ cm) into the formula, we get:

$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 5 \times 18 = \frac{1}{2} \times 90 = 45 \text{ cm}^2$

Hence, the area of the deltoid ABCD is $45$ cm².