SOLUTION: One side of a kite is 6 cm less than 4 times the length of another. The perimeter of the kites is 68 cm. Find the length of each side of the kite.

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: One side of a kite is 6 cm less than 4 times the length of another. The perimeter of the kites is 68 cm. Find the length of each side of the kite. This question is from textbook geometry reasoning

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A kite is symmetrical, so opposite sides are equal.
Let one of the shorter sides be
The longer sides will be
The perimeter is , so

So, the sides are 8, 8, 26, 26
They add up to 68
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