Tricky Sticks ★★★
The question: Can you rearrange the nine matchsticks to make a pattern containing three squares?
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Another question: These twelve matchsticks form five squares (four small ones and a large one). How can two matchsticks be moved to make seven squares?
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Yet another question: Can you make four equal triangles, of the same size as the triangles shown below, using just six matchsticks?
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The fourth question: Can you rearrange these eight matchsticks to make two squares and four triangles?
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The fifth question: In the pattern shown below, you see six equal squares.
Can you make a pattern containing only three squares by moving four matchsticks?
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The sixth question: The figure below contains five equal sized squares. Can you form six equal sized squares by moving just three matchsticks?
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