October 25, 2016
Problem of the Week
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Congratulations to those students who found the five different four-match patterns in which no match stick is permitted to cross another and all four matches are connected. The five different connection patterns are shown below. Patterns are considered distinct only if there is no way to turn one match pattern into another without breaking or creating any new connections. This weeks challenge is to find all the connectivity possibilities for five matches. Show each of the possibilities that you find. How many did you find in all?