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Draw a rectangle in the ratio of 1:2 eg sides of 5cm & 10cm. Bisect both the longer sides and join their mid points with a straight line. Draw a diagonal.

This gives you 2 squares, 2 big triangles and 2 small triangle (1 in each square)

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