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Nestor

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Solve this moving one stick

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move just one stick, the equation is wrong.

Bob

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

hi Nestor,

Welcome to the forum!

Sorry my answer is Roman not Greek. 

Bob

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Nestor

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

Wrong,

they are stick's not "I" in roman.

Tip: the equation is wrong.

you can only move them. You can not transform them.

anonimnystefy

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Registered: 2011-05-23

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

Hi Nestor

There is the obvious of taking a stick from the left side and putting it on the

sign so that it becomes

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Nestor

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

you cant transform the stick into anything.

You have to finish with nine stick's.

anonimnystefy

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

And how is the equality sign represented then?

And what is wrong with Bob's solution?

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Mitnick

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

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noemi

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Re: Solve this moving one stick

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