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Kite

A kite is a convex quadrilateral having a symmetry axis. It thus consists of two adjacent sides a of the same length and two adjacent sides b of the same length. A special case of the kite is the rhombus.

The diagonals of a kite are always perpendicular.

The area of a kite is given by

A = d1d2/2



Last Update: 2007-Sep-03