Question

The given figure is made of letters L, T, H, I, E and F, set in different orientations. Find the total number of occurrences of capital letter T in the figure.

Hint:

When many letters are mixed in different orientations, fix a crisp visual test (here, “one central junction on a single crossbar”) and sweep systematically to avoid double counting.

Answer 1

Identification rule:
Count only shapes that have a straight crossbar with a single vertical stem meeting the crossbar at its midpoint (a perfect capital T); rotations at \(0^\circ, 90^\circ, 180^\circ, 270^\circ\) are all valid.
Letters F and E are rejected because their vertical stem meets the crossbar at an end (and E has extra arms); H has two vertical stems; L and I do not have the central junction.
[4pt] Sweep count:
Scanning the figure left-to-right and top-to-bottom, mark only those exact T junctions; you will locate 7 such instances in the grid (two in the upper band, three across the middle cluster, and two along the right column).
Therefore, the total number of capital \(T\)'s is \(\boxed{7}\).