What is the number of rectangles in the following figure? 6 7 9 11 The simplest

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Question
What is the number of rectangles in the following figure?
Options
A. 6
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11

Correct Answer

9

Explanation

The simplest rectangles are AEHG, EFJH, FBKJ, JKCL and GILD i.e 5 in number.

The rectangles composed of two components each are AFJG and FBCL i.e 2 in number

Only one rectangle namely AFLD is composed of three components and only one rectangle namely ABCD is composed of five components.

Thus, there are 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 9 rectangles in the given figure.

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