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    The figure shown in the illustration is a pentagon with each its vertex connected with every other. There are seven groups of triangles shown in the diagrams above. Each group consists of exactly five triangles with every triangle rotated 72 degrees around the center of the pentagon.

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    The figure shown in the illustration is a pentagon with each its vertex connected with every other. There are seven groups of triangles shown in the diagrams above. Each group consists of exactly five triangles with every triangle rotated 72 degrees around the center of the pentagon.

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    The figure shown in the illustration is a pentagon with each its vertex connected with every other. There are seven groups of triangles shown in the diagrams above. Each group consists of exactly five triangles with every triangle rotated 72 degrees around the center of the pentagon.

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    Counting the Triangles

    Home / Puzzles in Education / Hands On Puzzles / Grade 7-8 /

    Draw the figure shown in the illustration; it's a pentagon with each its vertex connected with
    every other. The question is how many different triangles are hidden in this figure?

    Posted: December 11, 2007 Page 1 of 2

    Copyright © 2007 ThinkFun Inc. All Rights Reserved.


    Permission is granted for personal use only.
    This puzzle may not be duplicated for personal profit.
    Counting the Triangles [solution]
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    x5

    x5 x5

    x5 x5

    x5 x5

    There are seven groups of triangles shown in the diagrams above. Each group consists of
    exactly five triangles with every triangle rotated 72 degrees around the center of the
    pentagon; one triangle from every group is highlighted in the respective diagram. So the total
    number of the triangles in the pentagon is 7x5=35.

    Posted: December 11, 2007 Page 2 of 2

    Copyright © 2007 ThinkFun Inc. All Rights Reserved.


    Permission is granted for personal use only.
    This puzzle may not be duplicated for personal profit.

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