This question is about triangles with their bases on the same
line and a shared side, like the ones below:
The numbers in the triangles represent their areas.
The diagrams are not drawn to scale - can you create diagrams
with the correct areas drawn to scale?
Convince yourself that there are many different
possibilities
Make a note of the base lengths of your triangles.
Notice anything interesting? Convince yourself it always
happens.
The red line is half the length of the blue line. Numbers and
letters inside a triangle represent its area. What can you
say about $A+B$?
For each triangle with base lengths as shown, write C in
terms of D.
Look at the diagram below (which is not drawn to
scale).
The areas of three of the
triangles are shown.
What is the area of the quadrilateral $APOQ$?