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A square with a length of 4 inches is cut in half diagonally. ​ What is the area of each triangle formed by this cut? ​

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8 sq inches!

You can come to this conclusion by finding that the area of your square is 16 sq. inches, divide that by 2 and you get 8 sq. inches!
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