SOLUTION: A kite has a perimeter of 108 feet. One of the longer sides measures 30 feet. What are the lengths of the other three sides?

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Question 1030683: A kite has a perimeter of 108 feet. One of the longer sides measures 30 feet. What are the lengths of the other three sides?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wow that's one big kite.
Since it's a kite, it has two pairs of equal length sides.
So there are two sides that are 30 feet which leaves,
108-2%2830%29=108-60=48 between the remaining two sides.
So each of those sides is 48%2F2=24
24-24-30-30