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?

- A standard 7-piece tangram puzzle forms a big square consisting of:
- large triangles ( and )
- medium triangle ()
- small triangles ( and )
- square ()
- parallelogram ()
- Let the area of the small triangle be .
- By comparing each piece to , we can express all piece areas in terms of 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 be .
Since is identical in size to :
Step 2 · Find Area of Shape D
is a medium triangle formed by small triangles of size :
Step 3 · Find Area of Shape G
is a square formed by small triangles of size :
Step 4 · Find Area of Shape F
is a parallelogram formed by small triangles of size :
Step 5 · Find Area of Shape A
is a large triangle formed by small triangles of size :
Step 6 · Find Area of Shape B
is identical to :
Step 7 · Calculate Total Area of the Big Square
Sum the areas of all pieces:
- Large Triangle Proportion Error: Mistaking the large triangles ( and ) as being times the small triangle instead of times.
- Missing Pieces in the Sum: Overlooking one of the shapes (such as the parallelogram or square ) when calculating the total area.
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