Animated Triangles

Stage: 1 Challenge Level: Challenge Level:2 Challenge Level:2
How is the starting triangle split? Can you cut your own triangle in the same way?
What happens to the new shapes then?
You can always pause the film at any point so you can look carefully at the images.
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