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Question from Elizabeth, a student: What is the mathematical term of kite? |
Elizabeth,
A KITE is a quadrilateral that has two pairs of equal adjacent sides -- it looks like a kite. More precisely, it is a 4-sided figure ABCD with sides AB = AD and sides CB = CD. Many of the interesting geometric properties of kites are discussed in the Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_kite
Chris
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