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Originally Posted by LS1'edSSE
Its not really that hard to figure out.To put it in simple terms. Actually I cant.( i just looked at it & knew( MAth wiz but dont ask me to explain).
The red triangle is 1 bolck higher than the green& longer than the green. So when you swap them you need to move the yellow one down, to compensate. Obvously you will have one space( you put 3 blocks over 2 you will obviously have one space.
Dont think to hard.
The red triangle is 1 bolck higher than the green& longer than the green. So when you swap them you need to move the yellow one down, to compensate. Obvously you will have one space( you put 3 blocks over 2 you will obviously have one space.
Dont think to hard.
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Its very simple. Stop thinking so hard. Look at the L shaped piece with 7 blocks. If you move that down you need to move it over 3 bolcks. That leaves you with an open space, plan & simple. It also makes up for the distance that was lost with the big triangle. Big triangle on top, move the small one out front. Boom done. I really dont see why this is so hard.
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teh hypotenuse is the same b\c the legs are the same, you dont really lose any area when you think about it, you are just rearranging the same thing. I dont get whats so hard aobut it...
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The pieces still take up the same amount of space, but once you arrange it differently you're left with that open block. Just depends how it'* arranged. It'* meant to look harder than it really is. 
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triangle or no triangle?
i think the dude above my post is correct for this lil puzzle. it is meant to look harder than it is. its all in the arrangement to get the empty space. all the pieces are the same size in both diagrams(as it was stated). i think Akhams Razor is in effect here. take care all
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Originally Posted by macho_mike21
teh hypotenuse is the same b\c the legs are the same, you dont really lose any area when you think about it, you are just rearranging the same thing. I dont get whats so hard aobut it...
