Table of contents:
- 1. Increase the number of squares
- 2. Modify the shape
- 3. Clone the arrow
- 4. Turn the tree into a fish
- 5. Correct the example
- 6. Reduce the number of squares
- 7. Destroy the enemy ship
- 8. Restore the sequence
- 9. Decrease the digit
- 10. Increase the number of triangles
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Remove or rearrange the matches so that the desired shape is obtained. It won't be easy, but interesting.
1. Increase the number of squares
Arrange two matches so that there are seven squares out of five.
Take any two matches from the outside of the large square and place them inside one of the small squares in a crisscross pattern.
You will get three squares, each side of which is equal to the length of one match, and four squares with sides half a match.
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2. Modify the shape
Move two matches to make six squares and rectangles. Observe the following conditions: squares and rectangles are the same size, but they do not need to be connected.
Move two matches from the middle square to the empty spaces in the top and bottom rows.
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3. Clone the arrow
Move four matches to make one arrow into two smaller ones.
Make two short arrows out of a long shaft by shifting one match to the side. Move the arrowhead so that you get two triangles.
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4. Turn the tree into a fish
Move two matches to make a fish out of the tree.
Move two matches from the base of the large triangle so that you get a rhombus - the body of the fish.
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5. Correct the example
Remove two matches to make the equality true.
Turn a nine into a three and an eight into zero by removing the matches.
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6. Reduce the number of squares
Nine identical squares are made of matches. Remove ten matches so that only four squares remain.
Completely remove the bottom-most square and the square in the middle of the top row. Also remove the two matches left over from the destroyed squares.
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7. Destroy the enemy ship
Arrange four matches so that you get eight triangles of different sizes. Matches can be stacked on top of each other.
Move the two top matches inside the ship, and place the two bottom matches on top of them crosswise.
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8. Restore the sequence
Reconstruct the sequence and replace the question mark with the desired number.
First you need to rotate the picture 180 °. 68, 88,?, 98 will turn into 86,?, 88, 89. Then it will become clear that the number 87 should be in place of the pass.
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9. Decrease the digit
Remove three matches so that you get a smaller three-digit number.
The first nine needs to be turned into a three, and the second into a four.
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10. Increase the number of triangles
Move two matches to make three triangles. They do not have to be the same size, but you cannot create triangles with a side length of only one match.
Move two matches from the top of the triangle so that you get two smaller points of the triangles.
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