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The midpoints of a triangle's sides are joined, and a line is drawn from the top vertex straight down to the middle of the base. How many triangles are there in the figure?

Competition practiceCounting Figures
  • A9
  • B13
  • C11
  • D15

Step-by-Step Solution

Top part: 2 small halves and the whole top triangle, 3. Middle: 2 halves of the upside-down triangle and the whole of it, 3. Bottom corners: 2. Triangles from the top vertex down to the base midpoint, one each side of the median: 2. The two halves of the big triangle and the big triangle itself: 3. Total .
Answer: B) 13

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