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Matchstick Puzzle: 4 Triangles
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In the given picture there are two triangles made of 3 match sticks each. Now how would convert these two triangles into four triangles by removing only one match stick.
4 Triangles
In the given picture there are two triangles made of 3 match sticks each. Now how would convert these two triangles into four triangles by removing only one match stick.
Solution
There is no rational method to solve this problem. As it is practically impossible to create 4 triangles out of 6 matchsticks unless we are breaking them in half. However according to the question we can only move one stick, which also disables the breaking option.
Puzzles like these are asked in interviews, to test a candidate’s quick and out of the box thinking. For this question for example one of the solutions can be this:
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