Exploring Medial Triangles

Drag A, B and C, and try to notice any relationships between ΔABC and ΔDEF

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What do you notice about the length of segments: DE, EF, FD?
Does ΔDEF have a name?
Is there a relationship between the areas of the two triangles? Can you explain it?

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