Which statement best explains
why the sum of the areas of the
two white squares in Figure 2 is
the same as the area of the white
square in Figure 1?
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Figure
Figure 2
The combined area of the four triangles is equal to the area of the large white
square.
In each triangle, the length of side a plus the length of side b equals the
of side c. That means that a? + b2 = ca.
.
In each figure the total area is equal and the area of the 4 triangles is equal,
the remaining white area in each figure must also be equal.