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100 Points! Algebra question. Photo attached. Please show as much work as possible. Thank you!

Answer 1

6 metres and 24 metres

Explanation:

The kite will be composed of two smaller triangles and two larger triangles.

Let's call the shorter diagonal (across the kite) W.

So the longer diagonal (top to bottom of kite) will be 4W.

area = (L X W)/2

= (4W X W)/2

= 4W²/2

= 2W².

2W² = 72

W² = 36

W = 6 metres.

so the shorter diagonal is 6 metres.

the longer diagonal is 4 X 6 = 24 metres

Answer 2

6 m, 24 m

Explanation:

area of kite = (diagonal 1 × diagonal 2) / 2

Let the length of the shorter diagonal = x.

The length of the longer diagonal is 4x.

The area is the product of the diagonals divided by 2.

area = 4x × x / 2 = 4x²/2 = 2x²

The area is 72 m².

Therefore, 2x² must equal 72 m².

2x² = 72 m²

Divide both sides by 2.

x² = 36 m²

Take the square root of both sides.

x = 6 m

The short diagonal has length 6 m.

The long diagonal is 4x long.

4x = 4(6 m) = 24 m

Answer: 6 m, 24 m