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The Area of a Figure

1. Answer each question.

Example

Point D is located at 1 of AB. Find the area of the colored part.
4 A

4 cm
D

B 6.4 cm C

If line AB is the base, then the base of colored triangle is 1 of the original
4
1
base. Therefore, the area of the colored triangle is 4 of the original area

of the triangle.

ABC
BCD

Therefore, the area of the colored triangle is

a. Point D is located at 1 of line b. Point D is located at 1 of line
3 4
segment AC. What is the area segment BC. What is the area

of the colored triangle? of the colored triangle?

A A
D

5 cm 6.4 cm
D
B 4.8 cm C
B 3.5 cm C
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