why area of triangle changes when measured as components of triangles?












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If we measure an area of triangle directly using a formula I got 90 square unit. But if we measure by components like 2 triangles and one rectangle and take some it counts 90.5



Why 0.5 square unit difference occur?



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    Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
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    yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
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If we measure an area of triangle directly using a formula I got 90 square unit. But if we measure by components like 2 triangles and one rectangle and take some it counts 90.5



Why 0.5 square unit difference occur?



Any Help will be appreciated






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    Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
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    – Martin R
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    yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
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    – SRJ
    12 hours ago






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    Related: How come $32.5 = 31.5$? (The “Missing Square” puzzle.)
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enter image description here



If we measure an area of triangle directly using a formula I got 90 square unit. But if we measure by components like 2 triangles and one rectangle and take some it counts 90.5



Why 0.5 square unit difference occur?



Any Help will be appreciated






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If we measure an area of triangle directly using a formula I got 90 square unit. But if we measure by components like 2 triangles and one rectangle and take some it counts 90.5



Why 0.5 square unit difference occur?



Any Help will be appreciated






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    Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
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    – Martin R
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    yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
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    – SRJ
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    Related: How come $32.5 = 31.5$? (The “Missing Square” puzzle.)
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    $begingroup$
    Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
    $endgroup$
    – Martin R
    12 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
    $endgroup$
    – SRJ
    12 hours ago






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    Related: How come $32.5 = 31.5$? (The “Missing Square” puzzle.)
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    – Andrew T.
    5 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    See the addendum to THIS ANSWER
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    – steven gregory
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$begingroup$
Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
$endgroup$
– Martin R
12 hours ago




$begingroup$
Is this meant as a riddle? The union of the colored areas is not a triangle.
$endgroup$
– Martin R
12 hours ago












$begingroup$
yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
$endgroup$
– SRJ
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$begingroup$
yes.I wanted to know why such thing is happening
$endgroup$
– SRJ
12 hours ago




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Related: How come $32.5 = 31.5$? (The “Missing Square” puzzle.)
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– Andrew T.
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Related: How come $32.5 = 31.5$? (The “Missing Square” puzzle.)
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– Andrew T.
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See the addendum to THIS ANSWER
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Because the joint point of the two segments is not on the point of $(11,5)$. As the equation of the line is $y = frac{9}{20} x$, hence the coordinate of the joint point is $(frac{20times 5}{9} = frac{100}{9}, 5)$ which is not exactly $(11,5)$.






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    This picture is basically what happens here.



    The difference is that your picture try to make the slope of the orange and the blue triangles almost the same as the big one, hence giving the illusion of them being sub-triangles.



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      The points A$(0,0)$ , P$(11,5)$ and B$(20,9)$ are not on the same straight line. It forms a very small triangle (APB). So, the half area of the rectangle is not the sum of the colored pieces.



      enter image description here



      $a=AP=sqrt{11^2+5^2}quad;quad b=PB=sqrt{11^2+4^2}quad;quad c=AB=sqrt{9^2+20^2}$



      The calculus of the area of triangle (APB) is easy thanks to the Heron's formula :



      $frac14sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}=0.5$



      Similar fake problem with solution on page 23 in https://fr.scribd.com/doc/15493868/Pastiches-Paradoxes-Sophismes






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        Because the joint point of the two segments is not on the point of $(11,5)$. As the equation of the line is $y = frac{9}{20} x$, hence the coordinate of the joint point is $(frac{20times 5}{9} = frac{100}{9}, 5)$ which is not exactly $(11,5)$.






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          Because the joint point of the two segments is not on the point of $(11,5)$. As the equation of the line is $y = frac{9}{20} x$, hence the coordinate of the joint point is $(frac{20times 5}{9} = frac{100}{9}, 5)$ which is not exactly $(11,5)$.






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            Because the joint point of the two segments is not on the point of $(11,5)$. As the equation of the line is $y = frac{9}{20} x$, hence the coordinate of the joint point is $(frac{20times 5}{9} = frac{100}{9}, 5)$ which is not exactly $(11,5)$.






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            Because the joint point of the two segments is not on the point of $(11,5)$. As the equation of the line is $y = frac{9}{20} x$, hence the coordinate of the joint point is $(frac{20times 5}{9} = frac{100}{9}, 5)$ which is not exactly $(11,5)$.







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                This picture is basically what happens here.



                The difference is that your picture try to make the slope of the orange and the blue triangles almost the same as the big one, hence giving the illusion of them being sub-triangles.



                fig 1






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                  This picture is basically what happens here.



                  The difference is that your picture try to make the slope of the orange and the blue triangles almost the same as the big one, hence giving the illusion of them being sub-triangles.



                  fig 1






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                    This picture is basically what happens here.



                    The difference is that your picture try to make the slope of the orange and the blue triangles almost the same as the big one, hence giving the illusion of them being sub-triangles.



                    fig 1






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                    This picture is basically what happens here.



                    The difference is that your picture try to make the slope of the orange and the blue triangles almost the same as the big one, hence giving the illusion of them being sub-triangles.



                    fig 1







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                        The points A$(0,0)$ , P$(11,5)$ and B$(20,9)$ are not on the same straight line. It forms a very small triangle (APB). So, the half area of the rectangle is not the sum of the colored pieces.



                        enter image description here



                        $a=AP=sqrt{11^2+5^2}quad;quad b=PB=sqrt{11^2+4^2}quad;quad c=AB=sqrt{9^2+20^2}$



                        The calculus of the area of triangle (APB) is easy thanks to the Heron's formula :



                        $frac14sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}=0.5$



                        Similar fake problem with solution on page 23 in https://fr.scribd.com/doc/15493868/Pastiches-Paradoxes-Sophismes






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                          $begingroup$

                          The points A$(0,0)$ , P$(11,5)$ and B$(20,9)$ are not on the same straight line. It forms a very small triangle (APB). So, the half area of the rectangle is not the sum of the colored pieces.



                          enter image description here



                          $a=AP=sqrt{11^2+5^2}quad;quad b=PB=sqrt{11^2+4^2}quad;quad c=AB=sqrt{9^2+20^2}$



                          The calculus of the area of triangle (APB) is easy thanks to the Heron's formula :



                          $frac14sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}=0.5$



                          Similar fake problem with solution on page 23 in https://fr.scribd.com/doc/15493868/Pastiches-Paradoxes-Sophismes






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                            $begingroup$

                            The points A$(0,0)$ , P$(11,5)$ and B$(20,9)$ are not on the same straight line. It forms a very small triangle (APB). So, the half area of the rectangle is not the sum of the colored pieces.



                            enter image description here



                            $a=AP=sqrt{11^2+5^2}quad;quad b=PB=sqrt{11^2+4^2}quad;quad c=AB=sqrt{9^2+20^2}$



                            The calculus of the area of triangle (APB) is easy thanks to the Heron's formula :



                            $frac14sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}=0.5$



                            Similar fake problem with solution on page 23 in https://fr.scribd.com/doc/15493868/Pastiches-Paradoxes-Sophismes






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                            The points A$(0,0)$ , P$(11,5)$ and B$(20,9)$ are not on the same straight line. It forms a very small triangle (APB). So, the half area of the rectangle is not the sum of the colored pieces.



                            enter image description here



                            $a=AP=sqrt{11^2+5^2}quad;quad b=PB=sqrt{11^2+4^2}quad;quad c=AB=sqrt{9^2+20^2}$



                            The calculus of the area of triangle (APB) is easy thanks to the Heron's formula :



                            $frac14sqrt{(a+b+c)(-a+b+c)(a-b+c)(a+b-c)}=0.5$



                            Similar fake problem with solution on page 23 in https://fr.scribd.com/doc/15493868/Pastiches-Paradoxes-Sophismes







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