439,125 views
44 votes
44 votes
Elaina has to congruent rugs at her house she cut one vertically down the middle and she cut diagonally though the other one after making the cuts which rug has the lager area i need the answer fast

User ShermanL
by
2.5k points

1 Answer

27 votes
27 votes

Answer:

All of the rugs are the same size after making the cuts. The vertical line goes down the center of the rectangle, making two congruent parts. The diagonal line also splits the rectangle into two congruent parts because the area of a right triangle is exactly half the area of the rectangle.

Explanation:

User Innot Kauker
by
2.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.