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Triangle Paradox (Missing square puzzle)

The two shapes have the same area. So where's the black square come from then?
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  • Hi,
    can somebody help with this triangle paradox
    I do not understand how the difference is there.
    Normally the surface should be 52? = 104/2
    • — Shared by user159
  • It's very simple Solving
    These two triangles are’nt congruent. The triangle shown in the figure, wich square is equal 51.5 is less than a second triangle with a small triangle painted yellow (on my figure). His field is 1. Exactly: green triangle had a vertex in the grid point, and now this point does not belong to the second triangle of 51.5. This triangle should extend to the quadrilateral.

    Bronek Pabich – Poland
    www.pabich.interklasa.pl
    • — Shared by pabich
  • The question is to realize that when you swap the green and purple triangles, the slope isn't the same because both triangles aren't proportional. So the whole figure is not a triangle... is a quadrilateral. I thing is what Pabich said (I don't understand him very well).
    • — Shared by frcesc
    • I think "similar" is better than "propotional". Also, Wikipedia stated that too.
      • — Shared by 5P=1CS
  • This should be renamed to "Missing Square Puzzle" per Wikipedia
    • — Shared by 5P=1CS