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Both long diagonals are drawn across a 3 by 3 grid of squares. Find the number of triangles.

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  • A32
  • B16
  • C24
  • D28

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Right triangles with their long side on one diagonal: 6 small, 4 over two squares, 2 over the whole grid, 12 per diagonal, 24. Triangles with their tip at the centre and their base on a grid line or edge: 4 on the inner lines and 4 on the outer edges, 8. Total .
Answer: A) 32

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