rookie1ja Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 6x4 Rectangle - Back to the Geometry Puzzles Slice the picture into 2 sections (Edit: jagged cut) from which you could make a rectangle 6x4 squares. This old topic is locked since it was answered many times. You can check solution in the Spoiler below. Pls visit New Puzzles section to see always fresh brain teasers. 6x4 Rectangle - solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 Here is another way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 could you distinguish the 2 parts with different colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 The 2nd solution by josiah47 doesn't work. You can't make the green portion without cutting the piece into 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 The 2nd solution by josiah47 doesn't work. You can't make the green portion without cutting the piece into 3. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 The 2nd solution by josiah47 doesn't work. You can't make the green portion without cutting the piece into 3. I agree. ummm... maybe i am missing something. but actually you can make that green portion with 2 slices 1. slice all the way through 2. pull away from original piece 3. slice top off 4. rearrange and place. done and done... and much easier than 1st solution. graci ycross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted June 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 The puzzle is quite clear: Slice the picture into 2 sections ... Would be too easy if you could slice more than once, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Wouldn't it be easier to show the solution like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 I see now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'm sorry, perhaps geometry isn't my thing, but I'm not seeing how this slice makes the desired rectangle, could someone post the compleated 4x6 grid as made bythis slice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm sorry, perhaps geometry isn't my thing, but I'm not seeing how this slice makes the desired rectangle, could someone post the compleated 4x6 grid as made bythis slice? I'm with Incognitum, the 4x6 grid shown in the solution isn't really a rectangle, as far as I understood the definition of a rectangle anyway. Doesn't a rectangle have to have 4 right angles (and thus 4 sides)? The solution only has two right angle and actually has 6 sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm sorry, perhaps geometry isn't my thing, but I'm not seeing how this slice makes the desired rectangle, could someone post the compleated 4x6 grid as made bythis slice? I'm with Incognitum, the 4x6 grid shown in the solution isn't really a rectangle, as far as I understood the definition of a rectangle anyway. Doesn't a rectangle have to have 4 right angles (and thus 4 sides)? The solution only has two right angle and actually has 6 sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 the solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Wouldn't it be easier to show the solution like this: I dont Think So Cuz its would be 4X9 then.... XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I agree. It is easy to see that the top (without the red) will have 4 squares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 What bothers me about this puzzle is that none of the answers are actually rectangular... The instructions ask for a rectangle of 6X4 dimensions. However, every answer given thus far (including the official answer) is a hexagon... I spent a good deal of time trying to figure a way to make a rectangle out of those squares... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 What bothers me about this puzzle is that none of the answers are actually rectangular... The instructions ask for a rectangle of 6X4 dimensions. However, every answer given thus far (including the official answer) is a hexagon... I spent a good deal of time trying to figure a way to make a rectangle out of those squares... what is wrong with the sliced picture and rearranged pieces below? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irenezt Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 The original says "Slice the picture into 2 sections" I would draw a straight line from the upper left hand corner diagonally to the lower right hand corner. That would make two sections "from which you could make a rectangle 6x4 squares." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 The original says "Slice the picture into 2 sections" I would draw a straight line from the upper left hand corner diagonally to the lower right hand corner. That would make two sections "from which you could make a rectangle 6x4 squares." pls post a picture how you would make the 6x4 squares rectangle from a diagonally sliced original image ... unless you meant that I should make the rectangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Only the jagged cut wll work, and it isn't exactly a "slice". A Slice implys a straight cut. the other soulutions are not 2 slices Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonanova Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 A Slice implys a straight cut. the other soulutions are not 2 slices Mike Maybe, maybe not. Onelook.com says ... Quick definitions (slice) # noun: a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer # noun: a spatula for spreading paint or ink # noun: a thin flat piece cut off of some object -- maybe # noun: a share of something (Example: "A slice of the company's revenue") # noun: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion (Example: "A slice of bread") -- maybe # noun: a wound made by cutting # verb: hit a ball so that it causes a backspin # verb: cut into slices (Example: "Slice the salami, please") -- maybe # verb: hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction # verb: make a clean cut through -- maybe not. This does not imply "straight." # name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34695) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 my solution (any others?): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I am very confused. How are they 6x4? I'm pretty sure the solution shown isn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie1ja Posted November 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2007 I am very confused. How are they 6x4? I'm pretty sure the solution shown isn't... check my pictures on page 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 This is the solution: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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