The matchstick problem made many people confused

The puzzle problem requires turning two triangles from 6 matches into 4 shapes by moving only two rods but not everyone can find the answer right away.

Match problems are not easy to solve for many people.(Photo: Sun).

Problem 1:

The puzzle problem confused many people from the book "Can You Solve My Problems?" Alex Bellos, including 125 of the hardest quizzes in 2,000 years, Sun on January 20 reported. The previous problem is 6 matchsticks arranged in two triangles as shown. The solution is required to move two matches to turn them into 4 triangles and can match matches.

Answer:

To answer correctly, you need to keep all matches in the left triangle. In the first step, take the rightmost match placed between the top two original triangles. In the second step, place the right bottom match between two large triangles. This way allows creating two new small triangles within the large triangle as required.

Problem 2:

The harder version of the problem requires arranging 6 matches into 4 triangles provided that the prize is not allowed to stack matches on each other.

Answer:

To find answers, you need to think in terms of spatial geometry instead of watching matches like flat objects. 6 matches can be arranged into a pyramid with 4 triangles.