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Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME Find the answer

5. (10 points) As shown in the figure, there are 10 nails on a wooden board, and the distance between any two adjacent nails is equal. Using these nails as vertices, the number of equilateral triangles that can be formed with rubber bands is:

Pick one

Solution

【Analysis】
Connect as shown in the above figure, count the single triangles, the large triangles composed of 4 triangles, and the largest triangle on the outside, in three categories;

【Solution】Solution: There are 9 single triangles,
3 large triangles composed of 4 triangles,
1 largest triangle on the outside,
In total: 9+3+1=139+3+1=13 (triangles)
Answer: 13 equilateral triangles can be formed using rubber bands.
Therefore, the correct choice is: CC.

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