The object of this puzzle is to move exactly one toothpick to obtain a square.
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The deaprtment keeps a facebook page at
EIU Math
By the way, all cartoons are by eiumath unless otherwise credited and can be used in your classroom. Cite the source, if appropriate.
See also
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- Eastern Illinois University Mathematics and Computer Science Department
The solution of the puzzle is obtained by taking the right hand horizontal toothpick, rotating it 90 degrees and placing it above the other horizontal toothpick to the extreme left obtaining a 4, which is obviously a square.
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