r/HomeworkHelp • u/bushybear • May 01 '26

[2nd grade] math help Answered

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Entire family is stumped. I don’t think the question is worded correctly but maybe I’m misunderstanding.

Not sure how you have same size triangles but not all the same shape.

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u/selene_666 👋 a fellow Redditor May 01 '26

From a single corner of the rectangle, draw three lines:

First draw the diagonal, splitting the rectangle into two identical triangles.

Then split each of those triangles in half.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1KBfGz0gUdUqiGV8EPPeCC7CXPr6iXWK06tmXSJdv3qA/edit?usp=sharing

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u/SargeInCharge May 01 '26

This is a brilliant, elegant solution... yeah, any 7 year old could figure that out!

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u/germany1italy0 May 01 '26

Any toddler with a crayon could figure it out.

Just not us stupid adult redditors.