Andre is flying a kite. Given
A
C
=
18
inches and
B
E
=
9
inches, calculate the area of the kite.
The figure shows a kite UpperWord ABCD. Dotted lines are drawn from Upper A to Upper C and from Upper B to Upper D which intersect at a point labeled as Upper E. The length of the sides UpperWord AB and UpperWord AD is labeled as 9 decimal point 8 inches and the length of the sides UpperWord BC and UpperWord DC is labeled as 16 decimal point 6 inches.