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Question from Jill, a parent: How can you draw a figure with 16 triangles using only 6 line segements? |
Hi Jill.
Start with an equilateral triangle. From each corner of that first
triangle, draw a line to the middle of the opposite side.
Cheers,
Stephen La Rocque
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