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A rectangle ABCD is drawn and both of its diagonals AC and BD are drawn in. Counting triangles of every size, how many triangles does the completed drawing contain?

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  • A4
  • B6
  • C10
  • D8

Step-by-Step Solution

The diagonals cross at a point O and split the rectangle into 4 small triangles: AOB, BOC, COD and DOA. Joining two neighbouring small triangles gives the 4 larger triangles ABC, BCD, CDA and DAB, each being half the rectangle. The total is 4 + 4 = 8 triangles.
Answer: D) 8

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