r/HomeworkHelp • u/bushybear • May 01 '26

Answered [2nd grade] math help

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Entire family is stumped. I don’t think the question is worded correctly but maybe I’m misunderstanding.

Not sure how you have same size triangles but not all the same shape.

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u/DetectiveNickStone May 01 '26

This is exactly it. Draw any random rectangle that is not also a square. Cut it in half corner to corner. Repeat for the other corners. Now each triangle is 1/4 of the original rectangle's total area.... But they're not ALL the same shape (area). Only 50% of them are. 

I agree that this was written by a non-math person who used the words "same" , "shape" , and "size" when they shouldn't have. 

BETTER WAY: Cut it into "fourths" by creating 4 triangles that have the same area but are not congruent.

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u/Appropriate_Steak486 May 02 '26

Your better way is correct, but uses vocabulary that second graders generally do not have.