MathCastle
Grade 6ChallengeArea of Triangles

Area of Triangles · Challenge problem

A triangle has corners A=(0,0)A = (0, 0), B=(12,0)B = (12, 0) and C=(0,9)C = (0, 9). A point PP inside it is joined to all three corners, which cuts the big triangle into three smaller triangles with equal areas. If P=(x,y)P = (x, y), what is x+yx + y?