10 ft

2 ft
2 ft
20 ft
What is the area of the kite? explain this answer more
area= 1/2(b)(h)
b for both traingles is 4
height of 1 triangle is 10 and the other is 20
total are will equal both triangles added together
area of first triangle = 1/2(10)(4)= 20ft^2
area of second triangle = 1/2(20)(4)= 40ft^2
area of the kite= 20+40= 60ft^2

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The area of a kite can be calculated by finding the area of each of the two triangles formed by the diagonal and then adding them together. In this case, the diagonal of the kite divides it into two triangles with base 4 ft and heights of 10 ft and 20 ft. By plugging in the values into the formula for the area of a triangle (1/2(base)(height)), we find that the area of the first triangle is 20 ft^2 and the area of the second triangle is 40 ft^2. Adding these two values gives us the total area of the kite, which is 60 ft^2.