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Why is the length = 5 units? Please help..
But you can tell from the middle part , that one long side of the triangle is 3 times the length of the short side.
(The long side and short sides are perpendicular (at 90°) to each other.
We are not looking at the longest slanted side (also known as the hypotenuse) here)
So if you let the short side be 1 unit,
Then long side = 3 units
Perimeter of rectangle
= 4 long sides + 4 short sides
= 4 × 3 units + 4 × 1 unit
= 12 units + 4 units
= 16 units
= 96 cm
1 unit
= 96 cm ÷ 16
= 6 cm
So 1 long side
= 6 cm × 3
= 18 cm
Area of 1 triangle
= ½ × base × height
= ½ × 6 cm × 18 cm
= 54 cm²
Length of rectangle
= 2 short sides + 1 long side
= 2 units + 3 units
= 5 units
= 5 × 6 cm
= 30cm
Breadth of rectangle
= 1 long side
= 3 units
= 18cm
Area of rectangle = 30 cm × 18 cm = 540 cm²
Area of 1 triangle = 540 cm² ÷ 10 = 54 cm²
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