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There are 10 squares in the figure. Move 3 matchsticks to create 17 squares. Squares don't have to be equal in size?

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There are 10 squares in the figure. Move 3 matchsticks to create 17 squares. Squares don't have to be equal in size?

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posted Nov 13, 2017 by Rahul Chandel

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The answer is

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Explanation:

Here 17 squares are- (1) ABCD, (2) GHIJ, (3) STUR, (4) CELM, (5) EFKL, (6) FKZJ, (7) KZWX, (8) LKXY, (9) MNYL, (10) NOPY, (11) PQXY, (12) QRWX, (13) CNXF, (14) MOQK, (15) EYWJ, (16) LPRZ, (17) CORJ

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answer Dec 28, 2017 by Yasin Hossain Siinan



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