December 3rd, 2008, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainBlack  The area enclosed by the triangles is obviously half the area of the rectangle that encloses them which is 1 by 2, so the required area is 1.
(each triangle encloses half the area of the rectangle on the same base and of the same height that encloses it and the sum of the areas of these rectangles is the area of the big rectangle)
CB | Hmmmm .... And I suppose when you go to France you get the boat or the plane rather than swim.
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