+0  
 
0
1233
1
avatar+65 

How many rectangles are in this figure? Each angle is a right angle.

Image link: https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/f/6/0f6604d3dfb00ffae2e94c03010845b7509a2186.png

 Jul 9, 2020
edited by nicthemathwiz  Jul 9, 2020
 #1
avatar+781 
+1

Keep in mind squars are also rectangles. There are 7 squares.

 

rectangles composed of 2 squares: 8

rectangles composed of 3 squares: 2

rectangles composed of 4 squares(forms a larger square): 2

 

So in total I believe there are 7+8+2+2=15+4=19 rectangles.

 Jul 10, 2020

0 Online Users