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Question 19

Can you now figure out the area of the big square formed with all seven pieces in terms of the area of Shape C?

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Solution
Understand the Question
  • A standard 7-piece tangram puzzle forms a big square consisting of:
    • 22 large triangles (extA ext{A} and extB ext{B})
    • 11 medium triangle (extD ext{D})
    • 22 small triangles (extC ext{C} and extE ext{E})
    • 11 square (extG ext{G})
    • 11 parallelogram (extF ext{F})
  • Let the area of the small triangle extShapeC ext{Shape C} be xx.
  • By comparing each piece to extShapeC ext{Shape C}, we can express all piece areas in terms of xx and add them to find the total area of the big square.

Step 1 · Find Area of Shapes C and E

Let the area of small triangle extShapeC ext{Shape C} be xx.Diagram 1

Since extShapeE ext{Shape E} is identical in size to extShapeC ext{Shape C}: Area of C=x\text{Area of C} = x Area of E=x\text{Area of E} = x

Step 2 · Find Area of Shape D

extShapeD ext{Shape D} is a medium triangle formed by 22 small triangles of size extC ext{C}:

Area of D=2×Area of C=2×x\begin{aligned} \text{Area of D} &= 2 \times \text{Area of C} \\[0.6em] &= 2 \times x \end{aligned}

Area of D=2x\text{Area of D} = 2x

Step 3 · Find Area of Shape G

extShapeG ext{Shape G} is a square formed by 22 small triangles of size extC ext{C}:

Area of G=2×Area of C=2×x\begin{aligned} \text{Area of G} &= 2 \times \text{Area of C} \\[0.6em] &= 2 \times x \end{aligned}

Area of G=2x\text{Area of G} = 2x

Step 4 · Find Area of Shape F

extShapeF ext{Shape F} is a parallelogram formed by 22 small triangles of size extC ext{C}:

Area of F=2×Area of C=2×x\begin{aligned} \text{Area of F} &= 2 \times \text{Area of C} \\[0.6em] &= 2 \times x \end{aligned}

Area of F=2x\text{Area of F} = 2x

Step 5 · Find Area of Shape A

extShapeA ext{Shape A} is a large triangle formed by 44 small triangles of size extC ext{C}:

Area of A=4×Area of C=4×x\begin{aligned} \text{Area of A} &= 4 \times \text{Area of C} \\[0.6em] &= 4 \times x \end{aligned}

Area of A=4x\text{Area of A} = 4x

Step 6 · Find Area of Shape B

extShapeB ext{Shape B} is identical to extShapeA ext{Shape A}:

Area of B=Area of A=4x\begin{aligned} \text{Area of B} &= \text{Area of A} \\[0.6em] &= 4x \end{aligned}

Area of B=4x\text{Area of B} = 4x

Step 7 · Calculate Total Area of the Big Square

Sum the areas of all 77 pieces:

Total Area=Area of A+Area of B+Area of C+Area of D+Area of E+Area of F+Area of G=4x+4x+x+2x+x+2x+2x=(4+4+1+2+1+2+2)x=16x\begin{aligned} \text{Total Area} &= \text{Area of A} + \text{Area of B} + \text{Area of C} + \text{Area of D} + \text{Area of E} + \text{Area of F} + \text{Area of G} \\[0.6em] &= 4x + 4x + x + 2x + x + 2x + 2x \\[0.6em] &= (4 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2)x \\[0.6em] &= 16x \end{aligned}
Answer

16 times the area of Shape C16 \text{ times the area of Shape C}

Common Mistakes
  • Large Triangle Proportion Error: Mistaking the large triangles (extA ext{A} and extB ext{B}) as being 22 times the small triangle extC ext{C} instead of 44 times.
  • Missing Pieces in the Sum: Overlooking one of the 77 shapes (such as the parallelogram extF ext{F} or square extG ext{G}) when calculating the total area.

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