Question

A kite has a perimeter of 70 centimeters. One of the shorter sides measures 16 centimeters. What are the lengths of the other three sides?
16 centimeters, 16 centimeters, and 19 centimeters
16 centimeters, 19 centimeters, and 19 centimeters
16 centimeters, 38 centimeters, and 38 centimeters
18 centimeters, 18 centimeters, and 18 centimeters

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

a kite has 2 short sides and 2 long sides. The 2 short sides are equal. The 2 long sides are also equal. This means that the other short side is 16cm. And the remaining longer sides can be found like this:

let's pretend *y* is the long side

2*y = 70 - 16 - 16. (two of the long sides = 70 - short side - another short side)

so use algebra to find y.

2*y = 38

y = 19 so the long sides are both 19cm each

Your final answer: 16cm, 19cm, 19cm