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Puzzle | 10 Balls in 5 Lines

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  • Last Updated : 18 Jan, 2023
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Puzzle: Given are ten balls, the task is to place these 10 balls in five lines such that each line contain exactly 4 balls. Image Solution: The solution to the above puzzle can be obtained as:

  1. Draw the star with a pentagon in the centre. Image
  2. Place each basll at the intersection of extended lines of pentagon Image
  3. Then place remaining balls on 5 vertices of pentagon. Image
  4. Hence the solution to the “Ten balls in five lines” is: Image
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