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On your paper rectangle, does a diagonal make two triangles with equal area? Draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner. That line is the diagonal. Imagine cutting along it: your rectangle becomes two pieces. Slide them apart without stretching either one. Now lay one triangle over the other. Their edges meet exactly. Keep both pieces in view for a moment; check that no edge sticks out and neither piece has changed. Look closely. Same shape, same size, so neither has more area. Try a longer or narrower rectangle. Its diagonal still makes two triangles that match and have equal area. Even a square works. Remember: a diagonal divides a rectangle into two equal-area triangles. Draw a rectangle on your paper, add a diagonal, and explain what you notice. Yes-on your paper rectangle, the diagonal makes two triangles with the same area.