The perimeter of a kite is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. A kite is a four-sided figure with two pairs of adjacent sides being equal. Only one diagonal line of a kite is the line of symmetry. This line of symmetry bisect its angles and the other two angles are equal. The diagonal line bisects each other at right angles. On this page, we will discuss the perimeter of a kite in detail.
What is the perimeter of a kite ?
The perimeter of a kite is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. The diagram below shows a kite with PR = line of symmetry, PR bisects QS at right angles and PR bisects ∠SPQ and ∠SRQ. Now the perimeter of a kite is = the sum of the lengths of its four sides.
= |PQ| + |QR| + |RS| + |PS|

How to find the perimeter of a kite
To find the perimeter of a kite follow the simple steps below;
• make sure all the lengths of sides have the same units of measurement.
• sum the lengths of the four sides
• simplify to get the perimeter of the kite. Let’s understand better by working on some examples.
Example 1. Find the perimeter of the kite below

Solution
The perimeter of a kite is = the sum of the lengths of its four sides, considering the kite above, two pairs of adjacent sides are equal.
Therefore, the perimeter of the kite = 2(5m) + 2(3m)
= 10m + 6m
= 16m
This is pretty good, right? Let’s look at another example
Example 2; Find the perimeter of the kite below

Solution
The perimeter of a kite is = the sum of the lengths of its four sides.
The perimeter of the kite = 2(16cm) + 2(22cm)
= 32cm + 44cm
= 76cm
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• How to find the area of a kite here
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