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How many straight lines are there in the figure? (Don't consider the extra line if there is another line at 180 degrees)

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SSC Stenographer 2025 Question Paper (06-Aug-2025) Shift 2
The correct answer is
5

To determine the number of straight lines in the given figure, we need to count each distinct line segment without counting any overlapping lines multiple times.

Let's analyze the figure step-by-step:

  1. Identify each unique straight line in the figure, ignoring any parts that are merely extensions or overlaps at an angle of 180 degrees (linear extension).
  2. In the figure, there are:
    • One line forming the base of the main triangle.
    • Two lines forming the other two sides of the main triangle.
    • One line intersecting through the triangle.
    • One line forming a triangle inside the larger triangle.

This gives us a total of 5 distinct straight lines.

It's crucial to ensure that we do not count any linear extentions (i.e., lines forming a straight angle with another line) as separate lines.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

5
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