08 February 2014

158. Square 3X3 : Remove 6 leaving 3 unequal squares

Easy Medium Hard Extreme


Remove 6 sticks leaving 3 squares of DIFFERENT sizes.

2 comments:

  1. There are 2 rectangles in your solution. Incorrect

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  2. Thanks for the comment. No the answer is correct. There are 3 squares:
    1 with 1X1 sticks
    1 with 2X2 sticks
    1 with 3X3 sticks and all the sticks are used in forming the 3 squares. The 2 rectangles are "just a coincidence" :-)

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