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Area of a Triangle

Slide the slider and observe what happens. Think about how this relates to the area of a triangle and then answer the questions below.

How can we find the area of a triangle?

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

Can you write a formula to represent the area of a triangle using this animation and what you know about rectangles?