12 Triangle Folding A square piece of paper has side length 1. Esha cuts it in half along one of its diagonals. She labels the corners of one of the triangular halves 4, B, C as shown in the left diagram below. Esha folds the triangle so that B is moved to any point B' on the side AC, making a triangle B'GH as shown shaded on the right. C H B' B B G a Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at C. b Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at A. e Find the length of AG if HB' is perpendicular to AC. d Find the area of AB'GH if HB' is perpendicular to AC.

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12 Triangle Folding
A square piece of paper has side length 1. Esha cuts it in half along one
of its diagonals. She labels the corners of one of the triangular halves A,
B, C as shown in the left diagram below.
Esha folds the triangle so that B is moved to any point B' on the side
AC, making a triangle B'GH as shown shaded on the right.
C
H
B'
B
A
B
G
a Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at C.
b Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at A.
e Find the length of AG if HB' is perpendicular to AC.
d Find the area of AB'GH if HB' is perpendicular to AC.
Transcribed Image Text:12 Triangle Folding A square piece of paper has side length 1. Esha cuts it in half along one of its diagonals. She labels the corners of one of the triangular halves A, B, C as shown in the left diagram below. Esha folds the triangle so that B is moved to any point B' on the side AC, making a triangle B'GH as shown shaded on the right. C H B' B A B G a Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at C. b Find the area of AB'GH if B' is at A. e Find the length of AG if HB' is perpendicular to AC. d Find the area of AB'GH if HB' is perpendicular to AC.
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