Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) Remove 2 matchsticks to form 2 perfect squares. Edited April 3, 2009 by k thx bye everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 move two of the center right angles creating a small square and on large square. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 just remove any two sticks from the central plus sign that are at right angles to each other Remove 2 matchsticks to form 2 perfect squares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 move two of the center right angles creating a small square and on large square. You got it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Before change: - - | | | - - | | | - - After change: - - | | - | | | - - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 the two numbers 9 and 9 can be formed (although not identically) by removing: on the left side, the bottom match stick on the bottom side, the right match stick. we are left with two 9's that share a match stick. one nine will as appears on a digital clock, the other will be without the bottom line. 9 is a perfect square of 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 (edited) the two numbers 9 and 9 can be formed (although not identically) by removing: on the left side, the bottom match stick on the bottom side, the right match stick. we are left with two 9's that share a match stick. one nine will as appears on a digital clock, the other will be without the bottom line. 9 is a perfect square of 3 I like your answer - very smart but I'm going to modify: remove the bottom left lateral stick to form a nine 9 and then remove the top right lateral stick to form a six 6 nine 9 is a perfect square of 3 and six 6 is a perfect square of 2 see attached jpeg Edited April 3, 2009 by everydayangel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I like your answer - very smart but I'm going to modify: remove the bottom left lateral stick to form a nine 9 and then remove the top right lateral stick to form a six 6 nine 9 is a perfect square of 3 and six 6 is a perfect square of 2 _ _ |_||_ _||_| Either my math is really off (and has been for a while) or 6 is not a perfect square of 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Either my math is really off (and has been for a while) or 6 is not a perfect square of 2... lol omg - my bad.. i have this bad habit of typing before thinking - your sooo right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 i have this bad habit of typing before thinking You get used to it... eventually, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 guys, 2 perfect squares, the one with four lines, not the mathematical term for square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Hehe, they know that... but since that was already discovered, they're coming up with different answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Remove 2 matchsticks to form 2 perfect squares.
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