Kite Calculation

Calculator and formula for kite quadrilateral area, angle and perimeter

Calculate a kite


This function calculates the properties of a kite. A kite is a quadrilateral whose four sides can be grouped into two pairs of equal-length sides that are adjacent to each other.

For the calculation, enter the lengths of the two diagonals an e and f and the distance c. In result the angles are displayed in degrees.


Kite calculator

 Input
Diagonal e
Diagonal f
Distance c
Decimal places
 Results
Side a
Side b
Perimeter
Area A
Angle α
Angle γ
Angle β

Features of the kite

The diagonals e and f are perpendicular to each other.

The diagonal \(\displaystyle AC = e \) is the axis of symmetry.

The diagonal \(\displaystyle BD = f \) divides the kite square into two isosceles triangles.

The opposite angles in the corner points \(\displaystyle B \) and \(\displaystyle D \) are equal.

Formulas for the kite


Side a

\(\displaystyle a= \sqrt{ \left(\frac{f}{2}\right)^2 + c^2}\)

Side b

\(\displaystyle b= \sqrt{ \left(\frac{f}{2}\right)^2 + (e-c)^2}\)

Area A

\(\displaystyle A=\frac{e · f}{2}\)

\(\displaystyle A=a · b · sin(β)\)

Perimeter P

\(\displaystyle P=2 · a + 2 · b\)

\(\displaystyle P=2 · (a+b)\)

Diagonal e

\(\displaystyle e= \sqrt{a^2+b^2-2 · a · b ·cos(β)}\)

Diagonal f

\(\displaystyle f= 2 · a · sin\left(\frac{α}{2}\right)\)

\(\displaystyle f= 2 · b · sin\left(\frac{γ}{2}\right)\)

Angle α

\(\displaystyle α = arccos\left(\frac{2 · a^2 - f^2}{2 · a^2} \right)\)

Angle γ

\(\displaystyle γ = arccos\left(\frac{2 · b^2 - f^2}{2 · b^2} \right)\)

Angle β
Winkel δ

\(\displaystyle β = δ = arccos\left(\frac{a^2+ b^2 - e^2}{2 · a · b} \right)\)


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