Change a Pentagon into a Triangle with Equal Area

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The discussion focuses on transforming a pentagon (ABCDE) into a triangle (APQ) while maintaining equal area. Participants debate whether the pentagon is regular and suggest methods for calculating the area of the pentagon by dividing it into three triangles. The area of each triangle can be computed using the formula \(\frac{1}{2}ab\sin{(C)}\). Visual aids, such as diagrams, are encouraged to clarify the geometric transformations involved.

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ABCDE is a pentagon,now please construct a triangle APQ
,and both of them must have the same area
 
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Re: change the shape of a pentagon into a triangle with equal area

Are we assuming this is a regular pentagon?
 
Re: change the shape of a pentagon into a triangle with equal area

Prove It said:
Are we assuming this is a regular pentagon?
it may not be a regular pentagon
 
Well I would be inclined to split the pentagon into three triangles, you should be able to find the area of each triangle using \displaystyle \begin{align*} \frac{1}{2}ab\sin{(C)} \end{align*} or some other method...
 
Hope you can upload a diagram ,so we can see it clearly
,I will upload mine later
 

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