Question 20
Arrange these 7 pieces to form a rectangle. What will be the area of this rectangle in terms of the area of Shape C now? Give reasons for your answer.
Step 1 — Find the area of each piece
Let us call the area of Shape C as 1 unit. Look at the diagram. Shape E is exactly like Shape C. So, the area of Shape E is 1 unit.
Shape G is a square. We can see that two shapes like C can make a square like G. So, the area of Shape G is 2 units.
Shape D is a medium triangle. We can see that two shapes like C can make a triangle like D. So, the area of Shape D is 2 units.
Shape F is a parallelogram. We can see that two shapes like C can make a parallelogram like F. So, the area of Shape F is 2 units.
Shape A is a large triangle. We can see that four shapes like C can make a large triangle like A. So, the area of Shape A is 4 units.
Shape B is also a large triangle, just like Shape A. So, the area of Shape B is 4 units.
Step 2 — Calculate the total area of the square
The whole tangram puzzle forms a big square. The total area of this big square is the sum of the areas of all 7 pieces. Total Area = Area(A) + Area(B) + Area(C) + Area(D) + Area(E) + Area(F) + Area(G) So, the area of the big square is 16 times the area of Shape C.
Step 3 — Find the area of the rectangle
We are arranging these 7 pieces to form a rectangle. When we rearrange pieces, the total area does not change. The area of the rectangle will be the same as the total area of the original square. Area of the rectangle = Total Area of the square
Answer
The area of the rectangle will be . The reason is that rearranging the pieces does not change their total area. The original square's area is found to be 16 times the area of Shape C by comparing the sizes of all the pieces.
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