Area - triangles, quadrilaterals, compound shapes

  • Bicentric Quadrilaterals
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    Bicentric Quadrilaterals

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the properties of quadrilaterals which can be drawn with a circle just touching each side and another circle just touching each vertex.
  • Halving the Triangle
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    Halving the Triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Draw any triangle PQR. Find points A, B and C, one on each side of the triangle, such that the area of triangle ABC is a given fraction of the area of triangle PQR.
  • Another Triangle in a Triangle
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    Another Triangle in a Triangle

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Can you work out the fraction of the original triangle that is covered by the green triangle?