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Triangulating a hexagon. (Posted on 2010-11-24)

Drawing 9 diagonals within a regular hexagon ensures that all its vertices are connected.

How many triangles there are in the newly created drawing?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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re(2): by my count -- proposed solution -- missed a set

Comment 7 of 7 |

(In reply to re: by my count -- proposed solution -- missed a set by Charlie)

The missing type was actually AGL:

ABC     6
ABD/E  12
ACE     2
AGB     6
ABM/N  12
ASB     6
ASC     6
AMG/L  12
ASN/R  12
APC/E  12
AHD     6
ABH/L  12
AGL     6
      ---
      110  total

Posted by Charlie on 2010-11-24 19:38:15

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