What is the minimum number of straight lines that is needed to construct the figure?
A.
11
B.
13
C.
15
D.
21
Correct answer is B
The figure may be labelled as shown.
The horizontal lines are AE and JF i.e. 2 in number. The vertical lines are AJ, CH and EF i.e. 3 in number.
The slanting lines are AG, BF, JD, IE, AB, DE, JI and FG i.e. 8 in number.
Total number of straight lines needed to construct the figure = 2 + 3 + 8 = 13.
