Match Puzzles 205Now transfer I match from the larger to the smaller group, and with the 7
and 13 enclose two spaces again, one exactly three times as large as the other.· i
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Twelve of the matches must remain unmoved from their present positions-
and there must be no duplicated matches or loose ends. The dotted lines are
simply to indicate the respective areas.- A SIX-SIDED FIGURE
Here are 6 matches arranged so as
to form a regular hexagon. Can you
take 3 more matches and so arrange
the 9 as to show another regular six-
sided figure? No duplicated matches
or loose ends allowed.
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- TWENTY -SIX MA TeHES
Make a rough square diagram, like the one shown on page 206, where the side
of every little square is the length of a match, and put the stars and crosses in
their given positions. It is required to place 26 matches along the lines so as to
enclose two parts of exactly the same size and shape, one part containing two
stars, and the other two crosses.