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From the bottom-left corner of a square, lines go to the middle of the top side and to the middle of the right side; the diagonal from the top-left to the bottom-right corner is also drawn. How many triangles are there?

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  • A8
  • B11
  • C9
  • D13

Step-by-Step Solution

With the bottom-left corner as a vertex: the diagonal cuts all 4 lines leaving that corner, giving ; the top side and the right side give 1 each, so 8. Away from that corner: one small triangle at the top, one at the right, and the half-square above the diagonal, 3. Total .
Answer: B) 11

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