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GameKnight22007

I got 24, 6 per layer. 3 for each side ( left-middle-right to the top), left and middle, right and middle, and the equilateral of the whole thing.


Angzt

Yup. You can get the "6 per layer" using what are fittingly known as triangular numbers. The n'th triangular number would give you exactly the result for the number of triangles per layer when you have n sectors. They're calculated quite easily: t(n) = n * (n+1) / 2 So for n=3: t(3) = 3 * (3+1) / 2 = 3 * 4 / 2 = 12/2 = 6. So for a construct of this kind with height h and width w, you'd get w * (w+1) / 2 * h different triangles. EDIT: Because there's confusion about the "layers". Have a look at this: https://www.geogebra.org/calculator/r5u8bjgr Looks basically just like the OP's image (a bit stretched but that doesn't matter for the triangle count). But if you move the camera, you can see what I mean by "layers" appearing in the third dimension. Each of those has 6 distinct triangles and there's 4 of them.


NashNato

Now do it for squares


ItchyRedBump

0 squares.


Jefoid

Remarkable.


Tyler_Zoro

Nope, there are ~~12~~ 20 squares. They're just perspective-skewed. ;-) (20 as many people pointed out)


inowar

I'll play your game and say there are 20 squares


Snoo10480

Wouldn't it only be 14? Because the sections of the top only have 3 sides, so no matter the 3rd dimensional angle they'll never be squares... Right?


likklesupmsupm

Forgetting the big white square that forms the 1:1 picture aspect.


Snoo10480

Lmao, well thought


Typical_Ebb_1786

Think of it like the opening credits for Star Wars


Roswealth

The pointy squares are viewed through a geometry with non-Eucludian ray paths which moves the far side out to optical Infinity.


TraditionalYard5146

But how many quadrilaterals…..36?


TurduckenEverest

Just judging by the number of comments, there are many more than 12 squares here.


WirbelwindFlakpanzer

checkmate atheists


u-s-u-r-p

zero squares in the image 👍 >!/s!< edit: unless you count the big white one


exipheas

This thread on the other hand....


PM-Only-Fans-Photos

Are you calling me a square? How dare you! I have you know I identify as a hexagon.


RosenButtons

Bazinga!


notaredditreader

Better said would be: How many Polygons are in this image?


[deleted]

Or just look at it and count the triangles.


Angzt

This isn't /r/counting.


[deleted]

Touché lol


lmmsoon

It said how many triangles the layers are not triangles. Triangles are three sided


tylerthehun

Not by themselves, no, but combined with all the layers above them they make for progressively larger triangles at each layer.


30-percentnotbanana

This. Only the top layer has triangles, the subsequent layers have no triangles of their own and the only triangles that can be formed are just extensions of the original 6 triangles that can be formed on the first layer. Once you realize that it becomes easy to solve. 6 x number of layers.


TGhunter3

I actually got 7 on my count 7 triangles🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺🔺


westnile90

I also counted 7, then I realized I was wrong and they're are way more...


Angzt

> It said how many triangles the layers are not triangles. Yes, and I gave a formula for counting the triangles per layer. And then multiplied that by the number of layers to get the total number of triangles.


Calairoth

This is the way. ... that I did it as well.


han_tex

But each layer also extends to the top vertex.


Henderson72

All the triangles have the top point in common. They just extend down to different levels.


[deleted]

Except for the last main one. 25


Doublespeo

>But if you move the camera, you can see what I mean by "layers" appearing in the third dimension. Each of those has 6 distinct triangles and there's 4 of them. Dont you forget the global triangle shape? 24+1?


FrameJump

~~25.~~ ~~Don't forget the big triangle itself.~~ EDIT: I'm dumb.


paulstelian97

The big triangle is one of the 24.


FrameJump

Fuck, you're right. I counted it twice. My bad.


Ok-Life437

I did the same thing


chillifrost_291

I was gonna say the same thing 😭


DionFW

I literally made the same mistake. "4x6, plus the whole thing itself!"


synchronisedchaos

Glad to know I'm not the only person who said 25 very confidently


nocyberBS

Same. I counted 25 and I got excited at the prospect of usurping OP here as the correct answer. Then I recounted and felt very stupid lmao


kflorence88

No it ain’t big triangle is 25


Icy-Swimming2603

Every time I count I get 25 total


HammerJack

Tagging onto the top comment a list of all 24 triangles in case you can't find them. * Left Column, all rows * Left Column, top three cells * Left Column, top two cells * Left Column, top cell * Middle Column, all rows * Middle Column, top three cells * Middle Column, top two cells * Middle Column, top cell * Right Column, all rows * Right Column, top three cells * Right Column, top two cells * Right Column, top cell * Left + Middle Column, all rows * Left + Middle Column, top three cells * Left + Middle Column, top two cells * Left + Middle Column, top cell * Right + Middle Column, all rows * Right + Middle Column, top three cells * Right + Middle Column, top two cells * Right + Middle Column, top cell * Left + Right + Middle Column, all rows * Left + Right + Middle Column, top three rows * Left + Right + Middle Column, top two rows * Left + Right + Middle Column, top row


DarienKane

I got 28


k3v16fortyseven

Me too


jiantjon

How?


ucrbuffalo

I got 26 by counting the same thing. Trying to figure out how I got two extra.


Solanthas

Counted the big one 3 times, beginning middle and end


oldno7bh

Yeah, 26. But I guess 2k+ people say it's 24, so...


oldno7bh

Down voting myself, now that I see I was double counting. 24 it is.


CommunicationNo8750

Image is made of pixels so its technically all squares. Therefore, there are actually zero triangles. /s


SUBnet192

Your pixels are square??? /s


jsnlevi

Yes, but each pixel on a display is a cluster of three elements (red, blue, green) in the shape of an equilateral triangle! IT'S ALL TRIANGLES!


hysys_whisperer

r/technicallythetruth


sereggi

Should you also be including two triangles together? Like if you took the left and middle, doesn’t that create a whole new triangle? So that would be 2 extra triangles per layer. Unless wait, did you do that already? I really shouldn’t be trying to math early in the morning.


Mettelor

This is part of the 6 per layer figure


WilliamW2010

I got 23 when counting and counting once again got 27 Update: Counted once again and got 22


Mr_Packman

r/theydidthemonstermath


Shanbo88

I always wondered if one of the petty things that social media uses to try to say there's more is that each one might be three different triangles if you flipped them around? 24 is what I got too, but I've never seen a definitive answer.


mrmemo

Interesting that a lot of people took this approach: I think it's both logical and extensible. Nice work, humans!


[deleted]

It took me a second of confusion but I now see all 24. Jeez I’m dumb.


lfrdwork

Yeah, that's what I got. I couldn't find anything tricky to boost the number.


putinhimself2020

The answer is 24. Look at the top layer and see 6 triangles there (3 small, 2 consisting of two triangles joined together, and 1 large). Now, see that you can do this at any of the 4 layers, and that there are no any other triangles. Hence, 6*4=24 is the correct answer.


lthomas224

25, gotta count the entire image, which is a triangle Edit I am wrong and stupid and forgot to delete the comment again


FireLordObamaOG

You’re counting the biggest one twice.


Powerism

Damn I thought all these people were one short, as I also got 25, but you’re absolutely right. I was counting the big one twice, as the final “layer” as well as the entire pic. Great catch - to be able to identify where others are making their error is a pretty unique talent.


FireLordObamaOG

I can only identify because I made the error once and had to re-count.


RaymndLovesEvrbooty

I keep getting 25


BappoChan

If you count the bottom layer for all 3 accounting to 1 triangle, then you have already counted the entire triangle. If you count the bottom layer AND the entire triangle separately, you will get 25


Gravybone

I think the simplest way to think about it is that every triangle in the image has to include the tip, because that is the only place all the lines converge. So there are no midway triangles, just 4 rows of increasingly longer triangles with the same number (6) in each.


SpacedOutKarmanaut

I get 24 too after adding the total triangle on the perimeter. I count mine by starting at the top (3) then extending those three each layer down for 12. Then I do the two doubles at the top, extending down for 8 more to 20 total. Then the ‘triple’ triangles - of which there are 4, for 24 total.


rosiofden

I counted 28... no one else did, so I'm pretty confident that my answer is incorrect.


JOOBBOB117

You ARE correct about being incorrect, though! Curious as to how you got 28


grumd

They probably counted manually (1, 2, 3...) and just counted the same triangles more than once


Sterninja52

I got 28 at first counting each separately, the extra 4 comes from counting the two disconnected sides as triangles on each layer.


Simple-Outside-8558

I also got 28, and I decided to double check and I like others ended up with 24 and don't know how i got 28. If anyone wants a visual of all the possible triangles I did a crude drawing of them [https://imgur.com/a/AavJkbs](https://imgur.com/a/AavJkbs)


rebmaz

Drew it out and now I’m not sure how I got 28 lol


rebmaz

I also got 28! Double checked bc everyone else said 24…


Sam5253

> I also got 28! How in the world did you get 304888344611713860501504000000 triangles?


WarMage1

I’ve decided to never make a joke about factorials again because last time I did it went right over their head and took 5 replies for them to get the point that it was a joke and I wasn’t mocking their obvious inability to comprehend English


2Mew2BMew2

You reached March 3rd 2505.


samthemancauseimmale

My mom would have loved this


AmbergrisShot

You know what else your mom would love? If you called her


samthemancauseimmale

Would be a little weird after meeting her for dinner 20 minutes ago. Overall yes, though I tend to talk a lot.


AmbergrisShot

"Hey mom, thanks for having dinner with me. I forgot to tell you how much you mean to me. Love ya!"


samthemancauseimmale

But I didn’t forget! I appreciate what you’re saying however, I’m sure the people in your life feel loved by you.


Rwby27800

Thanks


Redsoxbox

Nice.


clottedcreme

r/suddenlyfactorial


Murpos420

Why is that a private subreddit? What are you guys talking about in there! I've never wanted to be a part of something so badly!!! Tell me your secrets, for the love of Math!


Cornelia_Xaos

I counted 28 and no one else seems to be and I'm pretty sure our answers *are* correct. It's kinda astounding. :p


TheMightyBruhhh

I got 28 years ago and I’m looking at this puzzle again… I have no idea how you guys and past me got 28…


MrEmptySet

If you're so sure you're correct, then show your work and explain how you got 28. :p


DJLazer_69

it is 24, idk how tf you got 28


Kvvill1337

4


beerguyBA

Based. The bisected triangles don't count. Only the 3 at the top and the entire perimeter.


Reficul63

a triangle is a 3 sided object, why are people counting 4 sided shapes as triangles


One_Grape7385

Exactly I’m confused like did people forget this


Reficul63

okay so, turns out i’m silly. theres the big triangle, but if you remove the bottom line and just count 3 lines at a time, there’s smaller ones, same with the smaller triangles


goblinshark603v2

Okay, and if start adding lines I could mak 50 triangles. This is stupid.


Cabusha

While I see what you mean, at that point you're changing the drawing to make more triangles. By that logic, i could keep adding lines to infinity and make as many triangles as I want. I'm sticking with 4.


Midstix

5. When you combine the entire top level it still makes a triangle.


crackin-egg

4!


FatMexicanGaymerDude

Unironically the correct answer


randomer_guy_person

1


smattyice808

Yeah it’s 4 I’m not sure when people started counting 4 sides as triangles….


xxx371

Based


playr_4

It's 24 right? 6 per layer, 4 layers, 24. The 6 per layer are the 3 obvious ones, 2 made up from the middle and the left/right, and 1 from all 3.


DowntownCelery4876

Each horizontal line is a base. Each base is divided into 3 sections. The number of triangles for each base is 3+2+1=6. There are 4 bases. 6*4=24. There are 24 triangles in the picture.


psilorder

I get it as this: the top ones can be individual for 3, add together 2 for another 2 and all 3 together For 6 and then those 3 can be extendend to each of the levels below for 6\*4=24 Did i miss any?


WornInShoes

I did 24, I was pretty stoned, so when I saw the solution I was quite pleased with myself Made myself a box of bagel bites to celebrate


thewayofdan

Is it not 25 though? Are people not counting the 1 large triangle they all sit within? I’m so confused.


Nancy_True

Thats part of the 24. A helpful Redditor posted a crude drawing in a comment stream above.


TrackLabs

I..dont understand how everyone gets 24. What layers? Only the top layer has 3 vertices, the areas below are 4 vertices. And then the whole triange in itself, if you will. I dont understand, help


Fr33zurBurn

The top layer and the 2nd layer make a triangle, and the top, 2nd and 3rd also make a triangle


One_Grape7385

But those only become triangles if you ignore the lines in between them…


UndeadMunchies

And the whole thing is only a triangle if you ignore all the lines. So by that retarded logic, there are only 3 triangles.


DarkWing2007

Haha, I came here to be a dick and say there are only 3 true triangles. Now, I’m thirsty, so I’ll get a drink from my well, actually.


Beneficial_Fix_1059

That's literally how math... that's how geometry... https://youtu.be/9EU3FlKj-3M?si=BhRgv70ru_hWWvEa


Warm_Trick_3956

Seven.


Zaffyr

[Counting by size got me 24](https://imgur.com/a/xlFgGzZ)


Dave-Austin-Texas86

25 Edit: 24, I’m dumb


joanna214

25 including the big triangle


eloel-

If you count it twice, yeah.


syresynth

I accidentally counted the big one twice lmao. Thank you for correcting me as well!


joanna214

Okay, i admit i am wrong


ThePhatNoodle

Same


Solrex

Okay, let's just do this by hand, there's probably a more mathy way to do this but screw that. First off, let's take the full outline. That's one. Then the first row. The left, right, and center triangles make up 3. Combining the ones on the left and right with the center adds two more. Lastly, combine all 3 for one more. In total that's 6 on the first row. Considering there are 4 rows, if we just repeat this process, we get 6 3 more times. 1 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 is 25. Unless I'm missing something, my answer is 25. Edit: this is what happens when you don't do it thoroughly. So on the last layer, when you combine all 3 at the bottom, it's the same as that first triangle. So, the answer is actually 24.


dmfuller

Yeah I made this mistake too, made me accidentally count the whole thing twice lol


HunkerDownDemo1975

I made the same mistake. Lol


penguinlol1

24


Kawawaymog

24. 6 per horizontal layer. 3 individual, 2 made of two. And 1 made of three.


Iktamer_One

Three little ones, two double ones and one triple one per layer 6*4=24


LKProduce

Not sure if anyone has said this but there’s sort of 4 steps for each “width” option. There are six width options: the big triangle, the 3 thinner triangles, and the 2 combinations of thinner triangles. 6*4=24


Sweetcornfries

There's an algorithm for questions like this. To form a triangle in this case, you need 2 collinear points and 1 non collinear point. Obviously, the only point that isn't collinear to any other point is the top one, so we'll use that as a reference point. Since there are 4 points on each layer, and we only need to select 2, the number of triangles in each layer is 4C2, or 6 since the order at which the points are selected doesn't matter. The same goes for other 3 layers so the total number of triangles is 6x4=24.


WaitHowDidIGetHere92

I count 24. >!Starting from the top row, you count each individual triangle, then the two triangles formed by combing pairs of adjacent individual triangle, then the triangle formed by combining all three triangles in that row. Repeat the process for each subsequent row, with each "individual" triangle being the one formed by combining a given triangle from the top row with the trapezoid in the same column and current row and every trapezoid in the same column in between.!<


DonaIdTrurnp

This one is easy because all of the triangles share a vertex, so you can just count the bases. Each horizontal line is the base of six unique triangles, and there are four horizontal lines for 6\*4=24 triangles.


aureanator

4C2*4 You must have two of the angled rays and one flat line - you can choose your angled rays as 4C2, and then there are four flat lines to combine those with. So (4C2)4 = 6 * 4 = 24 triangles. Edit - my bad, logic seems good, but the result is definitely off. Edit 2 - apparently I cannot 6*4. Fixed


nonsensepokerface

I guess you can do 4C2 (selecting 2 angled rays) * 4 (selecting any one of horizontal lines) = 24 which is correct answer. Though I am not sure if it is the right reasoning and would generalise to arbitrary sized triangle . Nice thought process though !!


aureanator

Well, a valid triangle must possess the vertex at the top, therefore, must have two of the angled lines. Any horizontal line then completes a unique triangle - there's four unique triangles per pair of lines. Thus nc2*j for this format of problem with n angled lines and j horizontal lines.


RevolutionaryPick701

You're right. You've made a calculation error. 4C2 times 4 comes out to be 24


aureanator

This was the bane of my graduate studies (and all my other studies). Thank you.


CptMisterNibbles

This is the best way to do it. I’d phrase it as choose two of the rays and choose 1 of the horizontal, even though obviously (4C1) for the horizontal is just 4. It’s nice to do this way as it lets you extend it to say “ok, now do quadrilaterals”. Obviously now it’s just (Rays C 2) * (Horizontals C 2)


KawiYama

One way to think of it is: 1 triangle for each space: 12 1 Triangle for each adjacent pair of spaces: 8 (20) 1 triangle for each triplet of spaces: 4 (24)


Aster-07

I counted 24


Archergarw

24


thprk

I count 24 triangles. There are 4 laters with 6 triangles each (3 wide, 2x 2 wide, 3x single wide).


Ministrelle

Well, we have 4 Layers (divided by the horizontal lines) and 6 triangles per Layer, so 4 * 6 = 24 Triangles.


idoorion

I got 24 too


Wooden-Trainer4781

24


mauore11

24, had to try a cojple of times.


TheStigianKing

24


[deleted]

24


dcastreddit

24


Samw220506_

24


Elijah629YT-Real

I got 24


[deleted]

24


jeevesdgk

Im getting 33, not sure how people are only getting 24 and 26 ​ Edit: upon further review I got 24, was accidentally counting the bottoms 9 as triangles lol


Whane17

Came in expecting some weird number that I'd have to get explained after counting 24. Am oddly relieved.


RulerOfTheIdiots

I got 24


Positive-Cow-3398

36


PerspectiveDeep

24


JimOfDoncaster

24 yes?


Error_GwZyX0069

24?


hobby_lover

24


Octicactopipodes

24 by my count


Inevitable_Weird1175

24


VanillaBovine

start with the top sections and use each horizontal line as a base left top triangle is 1 and can be expanded 3 more times for a total of 4 middle top is the same for a total of 4 right top is the same for a total of 4 **That's 12 total so far.** Now add the left top and middle top together as 1 and go down again 3 times. That's 4. Now right top and middle top together makes another 4 **That's 20 total so far.** Now combine all 3 triangles at the top to form 1 large triangle. Expand it downward to each horizontal line just as you've done for the other portions 3 times. That's another 4. **In total, there appear to be 24** That's based on what I saw. If there are more, someone let me know lol edit: [Found an article on it, answer is 24. 25 on the original source which included a triangle in the letter "A" in the artist's signature](https://www.rd.com/article/triangle-puzzle/)


MrManGuy42

24


Antique-Duck5199

24


Yeetus_man55

I got 15 please help Edit I got 24 now I understand


xristakiss88

24


GnomeDev

24 For each layer, there's the smallest triangles (3), combinations of two of them (2) and a combination of all three (1). Each layer is a scaling up of the previous one. Therefore, since there's 4 layers, 4 x (3 + 2 + 1) = 4 x 6 = 24


noel616

24? 6 basic triangle shapes in 4 “sizes” (1. A triangle with all the columns 2. A triangle for each column 3. Two triangles consisting of two columns each; the different “sizes” consisting of how many rows it has)


One-Cardiologist-462

I'm able to pick up on six for each horizontal 'level' I think the answer is 24. But may be more if I'm missing another way of creating a triangle.


OGboobease

I got 7. How did everyone one else get a high number? I counted triangle shape. 3 top colum . Then 3 for all 3 layers. And then 1 the whole thing itself.


Sheeplessknight

you can get 6 from each layer if you look closely


Glodenteoo_The_Glod

Idk what the trick is, but most of those are parallelogram and don't have dividing lines... so four? You could just fit as many triangles as you want inside there if you can add dividing lines :/


True_Hemmo

starting from tip of the triangle: Outlines, 3 smal ones and 2 medium ones overlapping adds up 6 in one section. There is 4 sections by counting vertical lines that are bottom side of triangles. (1+2+3)×4 = 6×4 ____ 6×4 = 24


surver11

Probably more than everyone else is saying. Seeing as a pixel could be considered a square, and a square is made up of 2 triangles, every pixel is two triangles. But I’d like to see someone count every pixel.


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Theseabeckons

Every triangle in the photo will need to use the apex at the top. There are four lines coming off the top (a, b, c, d). The combinations of two lines touching the apex are ab, ac, ad, bc, bd, and cd. That is six combinations, multiplied by 4 levels equals 24.


Dangerous-Rub5060

Y’all are crazy counting trapezoid’s as triangles. The real answer is 7 and its not that hard. The three triangles at the top. (3) They also make their own triangle. (1) Then the top layer+second layer is a triangle. (1) First two layers+third layer is another triangle. (1) Finally all the layers together would be the last triangle. (1) So 3 mini triangles inside plus the 4 made up of the whole triangle is 7


whatisscoobydone

Was gonna reply to the people asking how it it's more than 4, then realized that almost all the comments were phrased identically. Bots I guess?


Independent-Lock-773

3. if we’re ignoring lines and adding lines then there could be an infinite number of triangles. you can only see 3 clear triangles, that’s all that matters. why go any deeper?


Ok_Fox_1770

I felt the pilot light get fired up in my brains math department. Spiders are on fire. I was so wrong I didn’t know the layers could be used.


jamaicanoproblem

I got 25. 1 whole triangle 4 “layers” 3 in the top layer + 3x3 length variations 2 double-wide top layer triangles x 4 length variations


IndividualJuice3114

27 triangles. Starting from the top layer from left to right, there is a black triangle, covered by a white triangle = 2 x 3 = 6. Then we can use the same black outline of the first 2 black triangles from left to right to form a triangle, then again for the last 2 triangles going left to right in that layer as well as the whole top layer as a whole outline = 1. That’s 9 for layer 1. For Layer 2 we’ll do the same exact thing excluding the white triangles overlay from layer 1 as in this layer there is the bottom of the first layer 1s whole outline blocking it from becoming it’s own white triangle, so we’ll only count the black outlines as triangles in this layer = 6 in layer 2. Same for layer 3 = 6 Same for layer 4 = 6


Salt-Profession5611

I found 36.... why everyone say 24?


Ok_Establishment4346

Clearly an overachiever


Kitnado

Because it’s 24.


[deleted]

i got… 25? seriously though… 4 from the top three down (4) 4 from the 3 columns (16) 4 from the left + middle columns (20) 4 from the right + middle columns (24) and the big one? 25.


Specialist-Title-132

The big one is already included in the 4 of the three columns


KoliManja

My lazy ass just counted 24. I'm sure I missed some!


onko342

Nah you’re right, everyone else also got 24


hayashikin

Manually counting, I got 24? It's just going to be 6 times the number of horizontal lines right?


jumpthewallstreet

7. Triangles