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How Many Triangles?
23 Nov 2013 17:13 #126074
by MCSH
Count those that have the bottom edge and the 2 other edges are equal (4)
Now we'll count those on left side and then multiply it by 2, (to cover those on right as well)
To count those on left, you can count those that their right edge is lowest line that comes from right, and then multiply it by 4.
They are:
3 small ones + 2 made of two small triangle + 1 made of 3 triangles + 3 that have bottom line (9)
Weird... it results in 76... I should've made a mistake in calculation last time
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Alexandre Orion wrote:
MCSH wrote: 56... and can prove it:D
THAT'S OUR SAJJAD !!!!!
... now, please show us.
Count those that have the bottom edge and the 2 other edges are equal (4)
Now we'll count those on left side and then multiply it by 2, (to cover those on right as well)
To count those on left, you can count those that their right edge is lowest line that comes from right, and then multiply it by 4.
They are:
3 small ones + 2 made of two small triangle + 1 made of 3 triangles + 3 that have bottom line (9)
Weird... it results in 76... I should've made a mistake in calculation last time
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23 Nov 2013 17:21 #126075
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16
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23 Nov 2013 17:54 #126077
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i just stopped at 51 and lost count and track. definitely more than that though.
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23 Nov 2013 17:58 #126078
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:dry: :huh: :blink:
Fun!
Fun!
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23 Nov 2013 18:20 #126079
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64! And I can prove that mathematically
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23 Nov 2013 19:03 #126082
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Nope, I'm at 80 now too I found an easier method to count them
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Adhara wrote: I got 8 or 80, depending on what you count as a triangle
But I may have missed some...
Nope, I'm at 80 now too I found an easier method to count them
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23 Nov 2013 19:05 #126083
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With S, we came up with a better method.
-- Crop the photo ;
-- Photoshop it to colour in the triangle ;
-- Then there's one.
-- Crop the photo ;
-- Photoshop it to colour in the triangle ;
-- Then there's one.
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23 Nov 2013 19:11 - 23 Nov 2013 19:12 #126084
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My solution:
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MCSH wrote:
Alexandre Orion wrote:
MCSH wrote: 56... and can prove it:D
THAT'S OUR SAJJAD !!!!!
... now, please show us.
Count those that have the bottom edge and the 2 other edges are equal (4)
Now we'll count those on left side and then multiply it by 2, (to cover those on right as well)
To count those on left, you can count those that their right edge is lowest line that comes from right, and then multiply it by 4.
They are:
3 small ones + 2 made of two small triangle + 1 made of 3 triangles + 3 that have bottom line (9)
Weird... it results in 76... I should've made a mistake in calculation last time
My solution:
Warning: Spoiler!
Only focusing on one side for a second:
Taking the line from bottomright to bottomleft, the lowest line on the left goes across to meet the line bottomright<->top. Using the lines that leave the bottomright point you can make 4 triangles that use that point.
Taking the point that intersects the lowest line from bottomright with the lowest line bottomleft, you can use the other lines bottomright<->top to make 3 triangles that use that point. (remembering that it is one less because there is one fewer line (the bottom one) being used)
Follow this for the other two points that intersect with the lowest line from bottomleft and you can make 2 triangles and then 1 triangle.
4+3+2+1=10
That can be done with each of the (4) lines leaving bottomleft point so you have 4x10=40 and that can be doubled by mirroring it on the other side so 2x40=80
At least I think that's right
Taking the line from bottomright to bottomleft, the lowest line on the left goes across to meet the line bottomright<->top. Using the lines that leave the bottomright point you can make 4 triangles that use that point.
Taking the point that intersects the lowest line from bottomright with the lowest line bottomleft, you can use the other lines bottomright<->top to make 3 triangles that use that point. (remembering that it is one less because there is one fewer line (the bottom one) being used)
Follow this for the other two points that intersect with the lowest line from bottomleft and you can make 2 triangles and then 1 triangle.
4+3+2+1=10
That can be done with each of the (4) lines leaving bottomleft point so you have 4x10=40 and that can be doubled by mirroring it on the other side so 2x40=80
At least I think that's right
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23 Nov 2013 19:12 #126085
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shouldn't we complete the I.Q. test qualification first. . . "if you are a genius. . .count"????? :silly:
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23 Nov 2013 20:08 #126087
by MCSH
You are counting those at center twice so it's 4 more
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Akkarin wrote:
MCSH wrote:
Alexandre Orion wrote:
MCSH wrote: 56... and can prove it:D
THAT'S OUR SAJJAD !!!!!
... now, please show us.
Count those that have the bottom edge and the 2 other edges are equal (4)
Now we'll count those on left side and then multiply it by 2, (to cover those on right as well)
To count those on left, you can count those that their right edge is lowest line that comes from right, and then multiply it by 4.
They are:
3 small ones + 2 made of two small triangle + 1 made of 3 triangles + 3 that have bottom line (9)
Weird... it results in 76... I should've made a mistake in calculation last time
My solution:
Warning: Spoiler!Only focusing on one side for a second:
Taking the line from bottomright to bottomleft, the lowest line on the left goes across to meet the line bottomright<->top. Using the lines that leave the bottomright point you can make 4 triangles that use that point.
Taking the point that intersects the lowest line from bottomright with the lowest line bottomleft, you can use the other lines bottomright<->top to make 3 triangles that use that point. (remembering that it is one less because there is one fewer line (the bottom one) being used)
Follow this for the other two points that intersect with the lowest line from bottomleft and you can make 2 triangles and then 1 triangle.
4+3+2+1=10
That can be done with each of the (4) lines leaving bottomleft point so you have 4x10=40 and that can be doubled by mirroring it on the other side so 2x40=80
At least I think that's right
You are counting those at center twice so it's 4 more
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