The perimeter of a kite is 1.4m. The longer sides are 45cm. What is the length of the shorter sides?

Answer 1

Lets first convert everything so they are the same units. 1m = 100 cm, so we can determine the perimeter is 140 cm.

The equation for the perimeter of a kite is p=2(a+b). Lets say a represents the long side and b represents the shorter side. We are able to plug our numbers in than solve.

140cm = 2(45cm + b)

140cm = 90cm + 2b

50cm = 2b

25cm = b

Each shorter side is 25cm