Activity 6

“Cute Kite”
Directions: Do the procedure below and answer the question that follow.

1. Draw kite CUTE where UC ¿ UT and CE ¿ TE like what shown at below.

Consider diagonals CT and UE that meet at X.
C

X
U E

2. Use a protractor to T measure each of the angles with vertex at X. Record your findings
in the table below.
3. Use a ruler to measure the indicated segments and record your findings in the table below.

What to XT
measure
∠C XU ∠UXT ∠ EXT ∠CXE UX XE CX

Measurement

Questions:
1. What do you observe about the measures of the angles above?
2. Make a conclusion about the diagonals of a kite based on the angles formed. Explain your
answer.
3. Compare the lengths of the segments given above. What do you see?

4. What does UE do to CT at X?
5. Make a conclusion about the diagonals of a kite based on the pair of congruent segments
formed.