(b) Brandon said that all quadrilaterals can be decomposed into triangles to find the area of the quadrilateral. Is this statement always true, sometimes true, or always false? Give two examples to support your answer.

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mrnood · Answer

all quadrilaterals CAN be divided into triangles simply by drawing 1 or 2 diagonals.

However - whether you can find the area depends on what information you are given about the quadrilateral

mrnood · Answer

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for instance - these 2 quads have the same length sides - but different areas

anonymous · Answer

thanks