2 Riana studies the shape of her kite. She notices the sides DA and BA are of the same length. She also notices that the sides DC and BC are of the same length. Sides that are next to each other are called adjacent sides. So, we can say that the kite has 2 pairs of adjacent sides that are of equal length. A B
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A quadrilateral that has the following properties is called a kite. Pairs of adjacent sides are of equal length. A pair of opposite angles are equal. M
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