Calculate the area of a circle using a variation of the Triangle proof.

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Here's an example of the Triangle proof showing the unwrapping of a circle to a triangle

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Pause the animation at this intermediate shape consisting of a right angle triangle and a quarter circle

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The area of triangle is

$T$ = $\large \frac{1}{2}r \frac{3 \pi r}{2} = \frac{3 \pi r^2}{4}$

The area of the quarter circle is

$\large \frac{T}{3} = \frac{\pi r^2}{4}$

The total area of the shape is

$\large T + \frac{T}{3}$

Therefore

$\large \frac{3 \pi r^2}{4} + \frac{\pi r^2}{4} = \pi r^2$

Similarly for this shape

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The area of triangle is

$T$ = $\large \frac{1}{2}r {\pi r} = \frac{\pi r^2}{2}$

The area of the semi circle is

$\large T = \frac{\pi r^2}{2}$

The total area of the shape is

$\large T + T$

Therefore

$\large \frac{\pi r^2}{2} + \frac{\pi r^2}{2} = \pi r^2$

Are those valid solutions?