Saturday, September 05, 2009

[match tricks two] try before you check

Lay out 18 matches to form 6 triangles.

Can you move 2 matches to make 8 triangles?

Give up?

Try these as well:

Matchtricks 1
Matchtricks 3
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3 comments:

  1. Welshcakes LimoncelloSunday 6 September 2009 at 00:10:00 GMT+1

    Maths again! No can do.

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  2. Lord TMonday 7 September 2009 at 14:52:00 GMT+1

    No need to move anything. There are eight triangles there already.

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  3. Lord TMonday 7 September 2009 at 14:57:00 GMT+1

    Ooops. I think I need glasses. Ignoremy drunken comment.

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