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Area of Diagonal Generated Triangles of Rectangle Are Equal, Geometry Instructional VideoArea of Diagonal Generated Triangles of Rectangle Are Equal, Geometry Instructional Video
Publisher
Khan Academy
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:36
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2010
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Area of Diagonal Generated Triangles of Rectangle Are Equal, Geometry

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This lecture explores finding the area of each of the triangles created by drawing two diagonal lines through a rectangle. It provides a detailed explanation of how to use a formula to solve the given problem. Tip: Use this for test preparation purposes.

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Concepts

area of triangles, area, congruent triangles, congruence, triangle properties, geometric proofs, two-column proofs

Additional Tags

congruent triangles, area of a triangle, geometric proof, math

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