Episode 1 of 3
Build a right-angled triangle from paper pieces
The question
Work in groups. Cut out some of the shapes on the cut-out sheet and fit them together to make one right-angled triangle. Colour the right-angled triangle so that 1/3 of it is orange and 2/3 of it is purple. Then work out the area of the triangle.
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Answer
- area:162 cm²
- orange:54 cm²
- purple:108 cm²
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