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positions of X and Y. Now let’s explore another topic of the chapter playing with constructions
named Breaking Rectangles.
Breaking Rectangles
another topic of the chapter playing with constructions named Breaking Rectangles.
Breaking Rectangles
To add more fun, try breaking a rectangle into smaller squares.
For instance, can you divide a rectangle into two identical squares?

Since, the two squares are identical, AB = BC and FE = ED.
Since ABEF and BCDE are squares, all the sides in each of the squares are equal.
This is written as—
AF = AB = BE = FE
BE = BC = CD = ED
So, all the shorter lines are equal!
A convention is followed to represent equal sides. It is done by putting a ‘|’ on the line.
This exercise challenges your understanding of the relationship between the sides of squares
and rectangles.
We can construct more figures like
 A Square within a Rectangle

 Falling Squares