Part "share a common side" means that both triangle and quadrilateral have same side length. Area of regular triangle can be calculated by: [tex]A= \frac{side*height}{2} \\ \\ A= \frac{a*a* \frac{ \sqrt{3} }{2} }{2} \\ \\ A= \frac{ a^{2} * \sqrt{3} }{4} [/tex] Area of regular quadrilateral can be calculated by: [tex]A=side*side \\ \\ A=a*a \\ A= a^{2} [/tex]