English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideLogical ReasoningCounting of Figures
Find the number of triangles in the given figure?
Options
- A24
- B22
- C28
- D26
Correct answer
C. 28
Step-by-step solution
We may label the figure as shown. The simplest triangles are AGH, GFO, LFO, DJK, EKP, PEL and IMN i.e. 7 in number. The triangles having two components each are GFL, KEL, AMO, NDP, BHN, CMJ, NEJ and HFM i.e. 8 in number. The triangles having three components each are IOE, IFP, BIF and CEI i.e. 4 in number. The triangles having four components each are ANE and DMF i.e. 2 in number. The triangles having five components each are FCK, BGE and ADL i.e. 3 in number. The triangles having Six components each are BPF, COE,