Many Triangles
The base of the triangle in the diagram is divided into 10 equal segments by 9 points, and each point is connected to the opposite vertex.
The triangles are then alternately shaded blue and green.
Which area is larger?
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1 solution
Each triangle has the same height and same base length. Therefore, they each have the same area. There are 5 blue triangles and 5 green triangles, so the blue and green areas are equal.