Isometric Areas
Let's define a unit of area, $T$, such that the triangle has area $1T$.
Here are some parallelograms whose side lengths are whole numbers.
Can you find the area, in terms of $T$, of each parallelogram?
Compare the results with the lengths of their edges.
What do you notice?
Can you explain what you've noticed?
Can you find a similar result for trapeziums in which all four lengths are whole numbers?
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