The first answer given was 6 x 6 = 36. I think a better answer is 91. The grid contains not only 36 small squares, it contains 25 2x2 squares, 16 3x3 squares, etc., all the way up to one big 6x6 square. If you think this interpretation makes no sense, then consider the parallel question, 'How many rectangles are there in a 6 x 6 grid?'
In a grid of A x B squares, the formula to find how many unique rectangles there are (and all squares are considered to be rectangles) is: A * (A+1) * B * ((B+1)/4) A and B are interchangeable. So in a 5 x 4 grid, there are 5 * (5+1) * 4 * ((4+1)/4) Or 5 * 6 * 4 * (5/4) Or 150 unique rectangles. Now if we switch A and B, the equation reads: 4 * (4+1) * 5 * ((5+1)/4) Or 4 * 5 * 5 * (6/4) Again 150 unique rectangles.
30
Factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. So, there are 5 rectangles with an area of 36 cm^2 is 5.
1 x 42 2 x 21 3 x 14 6 x 7
315
126 rectangles. 1 Strip of 6 equals 21 rectangles, multiply by 1 strip of 3 which makes 6, is 126 rectangles, all in one big rectangle.
Well, honey, in a 4 x 6 grid, you've got a total of 30 rectangles. You've got your 24 smaller rectangles formed by the individual squares, then you add 4 rectangles formed by 2 x 2 squares, and finally, you top it off with 2 rectangles formed by 3 x 2 squares. So, grab a calculator if you need to, but that's the tea!
36
The first answer given was 6 x 6 = 36. I think a better answer is 91. The grid contains not only 36 small squares, it contains 25 2x2 squares, 16 3x3 squares, etc., all the way up to one big 6x6 square. If you think this interpretation makes no sense, then consider the parallel question, 'How many rectangles are there in a 6 x 6 grid?'
A number is a "square number" if it corresponds to a square arrangement of dots in a regular grid pattern. The first few square numbers are...1:.4: (2 x 2 grid). .. .9: (3 x 3 grid). . .. . .. . .and so on.36 is a square number because that's how many dots are in a 6 x 6 grid.. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .
There are 36 rectangles of various sizes formed by a 9-rectangle grid. The most obvious are the smallest (9) and the largest (1), but any 2, 3, 4, or 6 adjacent rectangles can form other rectangles.
There are 36 unique quadrilaterals in a 3x3 square grid: 14 squares = 9 (1x1) 4 (2x2) 1 (3x3) 22 rectangles = 6 (1x2) 6 (2x1) 6 (3x3) 2 (2x3) 2 (3x2) (the total number of quadrilaterals formed by 3 x 3 pin sets will be larger, i.e. 78)
16 1x1 rectangles + 12 2x1 rectangles + 8 3x1 rectangles + 4 4x1 rectangles + 12 1x2 rectangles + 9 2x2 rectangles + 6 3x2 rectangles + 3 4x2 rectangles + 8 1x3 rectangles + 6 2x3 rectangles + 4 3x3 rectangles + 2 4x3 rectangles + 4 1x4 rectangles + 3 2x4 rectangles + 2 3x4 rectangles + 1 4x4 rectangle. A Grand Total of: 100 squares and rectangles. OR: A rectangle is formed by 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines. There are 5 horizontal and 5 vertical lines so the number of rectangles is 5C2 * 5C2 = 10 * 10 = 100
In a grid of A x B squares, the formula to find how many unique rectangles there are (and all squares are considered to be rectangles) is: A * (A+1) * B * ((B+1)/4) A and B are interchangeable. So in a 5 x 4 grid, there are 5 * (5+1) * 4 * ((4+1)/4) Or 5 * 6 * 4 * (5/4) Or 150 unique rectangles. Now if we switch A and B, the equation reads: 4 * (4+1) * 5 * ((5+1)/4) Or 4 * 5 * 5 * (6/4) Again 150 unique rectangles.
6
30 square units !