Strange

Too weird.

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But you know the answer, right? 8)

They are not triangles. What appears to be the hypotenuse in the bottom figure actually bows up a bit, and this equals part of the differing area.

What appears to be the hypotenuse of the top "false triangle" actually bows in a bit, accounting for the rest of the area difference between the two figures.

If these were actually triangles then one could not really draw these figures.

I've deleted my math in this post, too much to type.


Kirk Vanden

Why explain it it just works, thats how I make more space in my garage!

Greg

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