Which triangle has the largest area?
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Let the distance between each pair of horizontal and vertical dots be 1
A triangle's area is defined by 2 b ⋅ h where b represents the triangle's base and h represents the triangle's height
In △ A , △ C and △ E ,
Base = 1 and Height = 1
Thus their areas are the same, 2 1
In △ B and △ D ,
Base = 1 2 + 1 2 = 2 and Height = 2 2
These triangles also have the same area, 2 1
Thus all triangles have the same area
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By Pick's Theorem , the area of any lattice polygon is A = I + 2 1 B − 1 , where I is the number of points in the interior of the polygon and B is the number of points on the boundary of the polygon.
All of the triangles in the diagram are lattice polygons with 0 interior points and 3 boundary points, so they all have the same area of A = 0 + 2 1 ⋅ 3 − 1 = 2 1 .