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5 Responses to “Match Trick 11”

1. Jim, on November 7th, 2009 at 21:52 Said:

   There’s loads of ways. Just remove 8 inside ones to leave 8 rectangles, and remove one exterior one to stop the outside being a square.

   
   
2. WitteringsfromWitney, on November 7th, 2009 at 22:20 Said:

   Even simpler: you have five vertical rows – remove all matches in rows 2 and 4 and one match from row 3, thus leaving 6 equal rectangles and 1 larger one.

   Next?

   
   
3. Lord T, on November 7th, 2009 at 22:55 Said:

   Well yes guys but which ones is the question.

   
   
4. Mark Wadsworth, on November 7th, 2009 at 22:57 Said:

   You could just remove one, strike it and set fire to the others.

   
   
5. Lord T, on November 8th, 2009 at 11:10 Said:

   The Gordian solution can be applied to many problems.