The simplest parallelograms are LMHJ and BDFM i.e. 2 in number. The parallelograms composed of two components each are ABML and MFGH i.e. 2 in number.
The parallelograms composed of three components each are LBHI, LBEF, BDGH, DFLA, BCFH, KLFH, A6HJ and LFGJ i.e. 8 in number.
The parallelograms composed of six components each are LCFI, KBEH and ADGJ i.e. 3 in number.
Total number of parallelograms in the figure = 2 + 2 + 8 + 3 = 15.
The figure may be labelled as shown.
The pentagons in the figure, are ABDFH, CDFHB, EFHBD, GHBDF, ACDFG, CEFHA, EGHBC, GABDE, BDEGH, DFGAB, FHACD and HBCEF. Clearly, these are 12 in number.
The spaces P, Q and R have to be shaded by three different colours definitely (since each of these three spaces lies adjacent to the other two).
Now, in order that no two adjacent spaces be shaded by the same colour, the spaces T, U and S must be shaded with the colours of the spaces P, Q and R respectively.
Also the spaces X, V and W must be shaded with the colours of the spaces S, T and U respectively i.e. with the colours of the spaces R, P and Q respectively. Thus, minimum three colours are required.
The squares composed of two components each are ABKJ, BCLK, CDEL, LEFG, KLGH and JKHI i.e.6 in number.
There is only one square i.e. CEGK composed of four components.
The squares composed of eight components each are ACGI and BDFH i.e. 2 in number.
There are 6 + 1 + 2 = 9 squares in the figure.
The simplest squares are QUYX, URVY, YVSW and XYWT i.e. 4 in number.
The squares composed of two components each are IMYP, MJNY, YNKO and PYOL i.e. 4 in number.
The squares composed of three components each are AEYH, EBFY, YFCG and HYGD i.e. 4 in number.
There is only one square i.e. QRST composed of four components.
There is only one square i.e. IJKL composed of eight components.
There is only one square i.e. ABCD composed of twelve components.
Total number of squares in the given figure = 4 + 4 + 4+1 + 1 + 1 = 15.
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