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· @mes ·
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Missing Square Puzzle + Solution
Try solving the following puzzle before looking at the solution!

# Missing Square Puzzle

Can you solve for x?

When you rearrange the pieces in this triangle, you get the missing square. Can you figure out why?

>**Source:** [https://mes.fm/puzzles/missing-square-puzzle](https://mes.fm/puzzles/missing-square-puzzle)

![Missing_Square_Animation Bigger.gif](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mes/23rzMaFy3cK1kuDAy46jt9YRndRcPsySASVLX32uVz8gtJuzUtrCtRkLivC2nzSeanjoR.gif)

## Solution

Although this puzzle looks like a glitch in the matrix, this is actually an optical illusion. The triangles have slightly different slopes that can't easily be detected by the human eye. The smaller blue triangle has a bigger slope than the bigger red triangle. This means that when it is placed on the bottom, there will be a missing area present, in this case an additional square. You can see this more clearly by exaggerating the slopes!

You can learn more about this puzzle here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_square_puzzle
This website allows you to play around with the triangle pieces yourself: https://mathigon.org/task/currys-paradox

>**Source:** [https://mes.fm/puzzles/missing-square-puzzle/solution](https://mes.fm/puzzles/missing-square-puzzle/solution)

![Missing Square Solution.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mes/2424H872K3boz4tXFLbDyvK9yEsLxYyMebwnLrDjnGqtoZGakyr9Wbq7gWapMJsxfgm6E.jpeg)

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# New Puzzle: Can You Solve for n?

This is a good puzzle to test your pattern recognition and algebra skills. Can you solve for n?

Hint: Try to get it in the form of a quadratic equation.

>**Source:** [https://mes.fm/puzzles/can-you-solve-for-n](https://mes.fm/puzzles/can-you-solve-for-n)

![Solve for n.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mes/23tT24arHhHYDhkcZHLa7aiVRBncUXHDtBfao7rGGy6QY538TWmBGKs6CQArXmAUhYHsi.png)

I will share the solution here next month!

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# More Puzzles

The above puzzles were taken from my website and republished on the Hive blockchain.

For more puzzles, visit: https://mes.fm/puzzles

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