Find the area of the quadrilateral QRST by using the formula for the area of a kite. HELP PLEASE!!!!

A. 15 units^2
B. 10 units ^2
C. 16 units ^2
D. 5 units ^2

Find the area of the quadrilateral QRST by using the formula for the area of a kite HELP PLEASE A 15 units2 B 10 units 2 C 16 units 2 D 5 units 2 class=

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ANSWER

A. 15 units^2

EXPLANATION

The area of kite is half the product of the diagonals.

The first diagonal has vertices at,

T(0,0) and R(5,5).

The length of this diagonal is

[tex]TR = \sqrt{ {5}^{2} + {5}^{2} } [/tex]

[tex]TR = \sqrt{25 + 25} [/tex]

[tex]TR = \sqrt{50} =5 \sqrt{2} [/tex]

The other diagonal has vertices at;

Q(0,3) and S(3,0).

The length of this diagonal is

[tex]QS = \sqrt{ {3}^{2} + {3}^{2} } [/tex]

[tex]QS = \sqrt{ 9+ 9 } [/tex]

[tex]QS = \sqrt{18} = 3 \sqrt{2} [/tex]

The area of the kite is

[tex] = \frac{1}{2} \times 3 \sqrt{2} \times 5 \sqrt{2} [/tex]

[tex] = 15 \: {units}^{2} [/tex]