2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 19
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[hide]Problem
How many rectangles are in this figure?
Solution
The figure can be divided into sections. The number of rectangles with just one section is The number of rectangles with two sections is There are none with only three sections. The number of rectangles with four sections is
Count by Reduction
We can remove the 3 big blocks of rectangles one by one. 7 (left) + 3 (bottom) + 1 = 11 are removed in total.
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Video Solution 1 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYn6tNxrWBU
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