Splitting Parallelograms into Congruent Triangles

Splitting Parallelograms into Congruent Triangles

Investigate how the area of a triangle relates to the area of a parallelogram with the same base and height.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Question ouverte 1

How does the area of a triangle relate to the area of a parallelogram?

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Question ouverte 2

How would you find the area of an obtuse triangle?

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Question ouverte 3

How would you find the area of an acute triangle?

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