Draw a figure with 16 triangles using only 6 line segements

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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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