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Given the equilateral triangle ABC; AE, BD, & CF are altitude intersecting at point G. How many right triangles are in the diagram?

Given the equilateral triangle ABC; AE, BD, & CF are altitude intersecting at-example-1

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Given the equilateral triangle ABC;

The following are the numbers of right triangles:


\begin{gathered} CFB \\ CFA \\ CEA \\ AEB \\ CDB \\ BDA \\ FHD \\ FHE \\ DJE \\ DJF \\ EID \\ EIF \end{gathered}

There are 12 right triangles in the diagram.

Given the equilateral triangle ABC; AE, BD, & CF are altitude intersecting at-example-1
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