A Chinese checker board is made of triangles. Use the picture below to answer the questions. a.

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A Chinese checker board is made of triangles. Use the picture below to answer the questions.

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a. Count the marble holes in the purple triangle. What kind of triangle is it? 

b. If a side of the purple triangle measures 8 centimeters, find the area of the purple triangle. 

c. How many marble holes are in the center hexagon? Assuming each marble hole takes up the same amount of space, what is the relationship between the purple triangle and center hexagon? 

d. Find the area of the center hexagon. Explain your reasoning.

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Holt McDougal Larson Geometry

ISBN: 9780547315171

1st Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff

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