Area-Bisecting Lines

Every line going through the center of a square bisects its area. Does every line going through the center of an equilateral triangle bisect its area too?

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Folding Squares

If we draw a line through the center of a square, we can fold the square in half along this line.  Depending on the angle this line makes with the horizontal, as shown in the diagram, the folded square will have different looks.

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Point in a Polygon

For any point inside a square, the sum of the distances from this point to the four sides is half of the perimeter.

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Squares in Squares

Let’s draw a smaller square inside a unit square by dividing out a fixed fraction of each side and connecting the dividing point to an opposite angle.

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