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Finding Areas by Dividing in Halves
Find the area of the colored sections in the rectangle.
6 cm
10 cm
Step 1. Split the rectangle into triangles.
Which triangle has the same area A D
as triangle A? 6 cm
BC
10 cm
Step 2. Which triangle has the same area as triangle D?
Step 3. Complete the statement:
The area of the colored section is equal to the sum of the areas of
triangles and .
Step 4. Find the area of the colored sections.
Finding Areas by Dividing in Halves
Find the area of the colored sections in the rectangle.
6 cm
10 cm
Step 1. Split the rectangle into triangles.
Which triangle has the same area A D
as triangle A? 6 cm
BC
10 cm
Step 2. Which triangle has the same area as triangle D?
Step 3. Complete the statement:
The area of the colored section is equal to the sum of the areas of
triangles and .
Step 4. Find the area of the colored sections.
