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From: ilan_no_spew@hotmail.com (IlanMayer)
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Subject: Re: The House Built of Sticks
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:37:35 +0000
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On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:19:00 +0000, Carl G. wrote:

> Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to
> construct a house shape as follows:
>
> Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
> the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two
> squares.
>
> Something like this (best viewed with a fixed-width font):
>   /\
> /__\__
> |  |  |
> |__|__|
>
> (In this diagram two characters are used for each "stick")
>
> The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
> two triangles.  Each side must be the length of a stick.

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