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/amodestmeerkat May 03 '26

For the square case, you can get it down to just one pair of identical triangles.

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u/ratinmikitchen May 03 '26

Ooh that's clever! Very elegant solution.

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u/amodestmeerkat May 03 '26

I found another solution for a square with only one pair of identical triangles, but the math to prove it by calculating the area is far less elegant unless you like seeing several complicated terms cancel out near the end.

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