Here you see five equal squares.
First Question: Can you leave just three squares by taking away three sticks?
Second Question: Here you see six equal squares.
Can you leave just three squares by taking away five sticks?
Third Question: Can you leave two complete squares only, by taking away two sticks from the pattern shown below?
Fourth Question: Can you leave two complete squares only, by taking away eight sticks from the pattern shown below?
Fifth Question: Can you leave six squares only, by taking away eight sticks from the pattern shown below?
Sixth Question: Can you leave three squares only, by taking away six sticks from the pattern shown below?
First Answer:
Second Answer:
Third Answer: The following solution contains two squares (a large square and a small one):
Fourth Answer: The following solution contains two squares (a large square and a small one):
Fifth Answer: The following solution contains six squares (five small ones and a large one):
Sixth Answer: The following solution contains three squares (a small one, a medium one, and a large one):
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sticking Away Squares
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