# Three Rectangles as a Triangle _Posted on Dec 1, 2018_ +-- {.image} [[ThreeRectanglesasaTriangle.png:pic]] > These three overlapping rectangles are congruent, each with area $4$. The black dots mark the midpoints of the short sides. What total area is covered by this design? =-- * Thread [on twitter](https://twitter.com/Cshearer41/status/1068833677176639493) * [[three rectangles as a triangle techniques]] * [[three rectangles as a triangle solution]]