From Gogeometry Using : Additional points Area of a triangle Define a = side of square ABCD Define h1,h2,h3 and h4 the heights respectively of S1, S2, S3 and S4 h1+h3=a, h4-h2=a S=[ABCD]=a^2 2S1=a.h1, 2S3=a.h3 2S1+2S3=a(h1+h3)=a^2 2S2=a.h2, 2S4=a.h4 2S4-2S2=a(h4-h2)=a^2 Therefore <b>S1+S3=S4-S2=S/2</b>