Find the number of triangles in the given figure.
A.
8
B.
10
C.
12
D.
14
Correct answer is C
The figure may be labelled as shown.
The simplest triangles are AEH, EHI, EBF, EFI, FGC, IFG, DGH and HIG i.e. 8 in number.
The triangles composed of two components each are HEF, EFG, HFG and EFG i.e. 4 in number.
Thus, there are 8 + 4 = 12 triangles in the figure.
