HELP!!! Solve this square thing for me PLEASE!!!!

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HELP!!! Solve this square thing for me PLEASE!!!!

Post by trunkims » Thu May 01, 2003 2:59 am

ok so my professor in my mgt212 class to solve this and the first person gets 5 coupons (which i can use for my final on any t/f or fill in the blank question) and no one's solved it yet I NEED HELP!!! I WANT THOSE 5 COUPONS!! lol I worked late today so I forgot to post this up.... but I need an answer by 1130am PACIFIC tomorrow (May 1) so I can check before I go to class.....anyway here's what's needed

I need to make 4 EQUAL squares moving ONLY 2 lines, and NOT leaving any left overs here's the figure (Ignore the ..... I needed them so I could move the lines on top those ..... don't exist in the picture ok......)

......___ __ __
___|__|__|__|
|__|__|

When I mean no left overs I mean it can't be like that top right line, I need it to be all even squares so if you guys can help me I'd REALLY APPRECIATE IT...... 1130am please!! Thanks

___ __ __
|___|__|
|___|__|


-Kim

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Post by trunkims » Thu May 01, 2003 3:07 am

two rules i forgot to mention, no overlapping lines and no taking out lines, you have to use them all and they all have to be appearent too

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Post by Hoeya » Thu May 01, 2003 3:11 am

Uh, are you sure that it has 5 and not four? like this:
______
___|__|__|
|__|__|

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Post by Hoeya » Thu May 01, 2003 3:13 am

Hoeya wrote:Uh, are you sure that it has 5 and not four? like this:
______
___|__|__|
|__|__|
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.....______
___|__|__|
|__|__|

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Post by AbsoluteDestiny » Thu May 01, 2003 4:07 am

I'm goin to presume it's actually the one hoeya has suggested.

If it is that, then you can get four equal squares by starting:

.....___ ___
___|__|__|
|__|__|


then move bottom left vertical line


......__ ___
|__|__|__|
__|__|


then bottom left horizontal line

___ __ __
|__|__|__|
.....|__|

4 squares, no leftovers.

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Post by AbsoluteDestiny » Thu May 01, 2003 4:27 am

Ah-ha!!! You can do it with the original setup... like this:

......___ __ __
___|__|__|__|
|__|__|

then go


......___.... __
___|__|__|__|
|__|__| ....|

then go

......___.... __
___|__|__|__|
|__|....|__|


Ta-da!

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Post by Rozard » Thu May 01, 2003 8:20 am

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Post by fyrtenheimer » Thu May 01, 2003 8:33 am

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