1. A kite of area 40 m^2 has one diagonal 2 m longer than the other. Find the lengths of the diagonals.
Areakite = D1 * D2 / 2 let D2 = D1 + 2
40 = D1 * [ D1 + 2] / 2 multiply both sides by 2
80 = D1 * [D1 + 2]
80 = [D1]^2 + 2D1 rearrange
[D1]^2 + 2D1 − 80 = 0 factor
( D1 + 10) (D1 − 8 ) = 0 set the factors to 0 → D1 = −10m [reject ] or D1 = 8 m
And D2 = D1 + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10 m
