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| An oil drum cylinder has a circular base but is a rectangle when viewed from the side |
P6 Math: Circle with a Square (2 identical isosceles triangles)
P5/P6 Math: Triangle sharing Base and Height with Rectangle

P5/P6 Math: Figure of 2 Overlapping Triangles
2 overlapping triangles sharing the same base but with different heights shares a common overlapped area.
Such questions requires students to know that the sum of the area of both triangles will definitely be more than the actual area of the figure shown.
Such questions are common in Paper 1 of P5/P6 exam papers.
Calculator usage is not allowed.
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| Triangular shaped support structures at the Eiffel Tower |
The question below will randomize with different numbers every hour.
P6 Math: Overlapping Triangles (Advanced)
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| Triangles on roller coasters' structures provides strength in its support |
P6 Math: Area of Triangle in a Rectangle
A rectangle or square is presented with a triangle inside the shape.
The 3 corners of the triangle are touching the sides of the rectangle/square.
Such questions require students to use the concept that triangle is half of the area of the rectangle/square that it shares its base and height with.
These questions appear can appear in both Paper 1 and in Paper 2.
For the purposes of this practice,
calculator usage is allowed.
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| Triangular and other shaped dices |
What is the area of triangle BDF?




