ARRRGH A FURTHER CORRECTION

Posted by Y on Apr 11, 2002 at 08:24
(194.205.118.26)


Problem: study the following diagram, and state whether or not it is possible (USING ONLY 4 STRAIGHT LINES) to draw a line through every circle without taking your pen/pencil off the paper.


CORRECTION TO DIAGRAM BELOW: IMAGINE THE CIRCLES TO BE EQUIDISTANT FROM EACH OTHER, FORMING A SQUARE WITH A CIRCLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE SQUARE

O O O

O O O

O O O


If you think it is possible, explain how it could be done (I E which route should be taken). We will label the circles as follows:


A B C

D E F

G H I



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