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1 Calculating the area of a leaning triangle

2 Calculating Area

3 Draw a rectangle (or square) around the triangle The area of this rectangle = 1 square The triangle is ½ of the rectangle so its area = ½ square Area of triangle = ½ square

4 Calculating Area What about this triangle?

5 Calculating Area Draw a rectangle around the triangle The area of this rectangle = 2 squares

6 Calculating Area The area of the triangle can be calculated by taking away the area of the 2 white triangles

7 Calculating Area The area of the first white triangle = ½ square

8 Calculating Area The area of the second white triangle is ½ of the surrounding rectangle

9 Calculating Area The area of the surrounding rectangle = 2 squares So the area of the second white triangle = 1 square

10 Calculating Area So the area of the triangle = 2 - ½ - 1 = ½ square Area of triangle = ½ square

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