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In a diagram, the area of the large square is 1 square unit. two diagonal segments divide the square into four equal-sized triangles. Two of these triangles are divided into smaller red and blue triangles that all have the same height and base length. Find the area of the red triangle.

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Answer:

1/8 square unit or 0.125 square unit

Explanation:

Please kindly check the attached files for explanation and the picture or diagram of the square with triangles

In a diagram, the area of the large square is 1 square unit. two diagonal segments-example-1
In a diagram, the area of the large square is 1 square unit. two diagonal segments-example-2
In a diagram, the area of the large square is 1 square unit. two diagonal segments-example-3
In a diagram, the area of the large square is 1 square unit. two diagonal segments-example-4
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