Leave No Squares
How many matchsticks do you need to remove so that no squares of any size remain?
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Tag: Matchsticks
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Fly Escape
Move only 2 matchsticks, so that the fly will escape from the trap. The shape of the trap must remain the same.
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The Twelve Matchsticks
With 12 matches you can easily create a shape with area 9 and a shape with area 5, as shown on the picture below. Can you rearrange the 12 matchsticks, so that they encompass an area of 4?
Remark: You should have only one resulting shape and no matches should be unused.
SOLUTION
2 Matchsticks, 4 Squares
Move only 2 matchsticks so that you get 4 (identical) squares. There should not be any spare matchsticks left.
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