204.--A NEW MATCH PUZZLE.

[Illustration]

In the illustration eighteen matches are shown arranged so that they

enclose two spaces, one just twice as large as the other. Can you

rearrange them (1) so as to enclose two four-sided spaces, one exactly

three times as large as the other, and (2) so as to enclose two

five-sided spaces, one exactly three times as large as the other? All

the eighteen matches must be fairly used in each case; the two spaces

must be quite detached, and there must be no loose ends or duplicated

matches.

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