Geometry Name __________________________

Investigating Area Date ______________________ Hr __

1. Are the three triangles below congruent? _________________

Why or why not? ____________________________________________________
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2. Find the area of each of the three triangles:

Area = __________ Area = __________ Area = __________

3. What do you notice about the areas of the three triangles? ____________________
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4. Why do you think this relationship exists between the areas? __________________
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5. On the grids below, can you create 3 more triangles with the same area as the
triangles above, but not congruent to the previous triangles?

6. There is a relationship between the triangles in question 2 and the triangles in

question 5. Can you give the name of the algebraic property this illustrates?
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