Flowers: Can you draw 4 straight lines, without taking your pencil off the paper, which pass through all 9 roses?

 

 

 

 

Solution

 

Now can you draw 6 straight lines, without taking your pencil off the paper,
which pass through all 16 flowers:

 

 

 

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  • Year 9, Wilmslow High School
  • Wednesday, July 11, 2007
  • "Where is the answer to the 16 flowers?"
  • Transum,
  • Sunday, July 29, 2007
  • "Here's a clue to get you started. Number the flowers from 1 to 16 in the normal way. The first line passes through flowers 1, 2, 3 and 4 and extends slightly beyond the edge of the square. The second line then passes throught 8, 11 and 14 and also extends slightly beyond the edge of the square.
    Can you complete the other four lines given this start?"

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