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Grade 6SuperchallengeArea of Triangles

Area of Triangles · Superchallenge problem

A rectangle is 1010 cm wide and 66 cm tall. Triangle 11 joins the two bottom corners of the rectangle to the midpoint of the top side. Triangle 22 joins the two top corners to the midpoint of the bottom side. What is the area of the region that lies inside BOTH triangles, in square centimeters?