Magic Square

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There are eight solutions. Are they all completely different?

2	7	6
9	5	1
4	3	8

2	9	4
7	5	3
6	1	8

4	3	8
9	5	1
2	7	6

4	9	2
3	5	7
8	1	6

6	1	8
7	5	3
2	9	4

6	7	2
1	5	9
8	3	4

8	1	6
3	5	7
4	9	2

8	3	4
1	5	9
6	7	2

A magic square features in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol. It is the Order Eight Franklin Square which was first published in 1769 by American scientist Benjamin Franklin.


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Magic Square

A Maths Starter of The Day