Question

Half of a triangle occupies 2 half grids on a grid sheet of grids, square in shape having an area = 1 $c{m}^2$. What will be the area of the full triangle?

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Answer 1

Solution:

Number of half grids occupied by half of the triangle = 2
Therefore, number of half grids that will be occupied by the full triangle = 2 + 2 = 4 half grids

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So, the area occupied by the full triangle
$=4\times \frac{1}{2}=2c{m}^2$

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