A rectangle has one diagonal and an upright line through its middle. Marking the corners, the ends of the middle line and the centre, how many line segments can be counted?

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14. The top and bottom sides hold 3 marked points each: 3 + 3 = 6 . The diagonal and the middle line hold 3 each (they meet at the centre): 6. The two short sides hold 2 each: 2. Total 6 + 6 + 2 = 14 .

A rectangle has one diagonal and an upright line through its middle. Marking the corners, the ends of the middle line and the centre, how many line segments can be counted?

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