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Problem of the Week

Another logo challenge!

If you could cut up the areas inside the lines of this logo, what is the smallest number of identical semi-circles, identical rectangles, identical triangles and identical rhombuses could there be?

Answer:

The diagram below shows 6 identical semi-circles (red), 4 identical rectangles (yellow), 2 identical triangles (green) and 4 identical rhombuses (brown).

 

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