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Most puzzle solvers try to solve such puzzles by mechanical manipulation, but some branches of mathematics can be used to create a model of disentanglement puzzles. Applying a configuration space with a topological framework is an analytical method to gain insight into the properties and solution of some disentanglement puzzles.
For one disk, the graph is a triangle: The graph for two disks is three triangles connected to form the corners of a larger triangle. A second letter is added to represent the larger disk. Clearly, it cannot initially be moved. The topmost small triangle now represents the one-move possibilities with two disks:
The missing square puzzle is an optical illusion used in mathematics classes to help students reason about geometrical figures; or rather to teach them not to reason using figures, but to use only textual descriptions and the axioms of geometry. It depicts two arrangements made of similar shapes in slightly different configurations.
A baguenaudier Diagrammatic representation of a four-ring baguenaudier A metal version of the puzzle. Baguenaudier (pronounced; French for "time-waster"), [1] also known as the Chinese rings, Cardan's suspension, Cardano's rings, Devil's needle or five pillars puzzle, is a disentanglement puzzle featuring a loop which must be disentangled from a sequence of rings on interlinked pillars. [1]
Another way to change the puzzle is to restrict which colors squared make up the border colors. In the classic MacMahon squares puzzle, there are a total of 20 places on the border. [1] The number of each color that can be present on these 20 places can be described by B a,b,c [1] where a, b, and c are the number of each color of the border pieces.
The T-puzzle, a T shape can be assembled with the four pieces on the left. The T puzzle is a tiling puzzle consisting of four polygonal shapes which can be put together to form a capital T. The four pieces are usually one isosceles right triangle, two right trapezoids and an irregular shaped pentagon
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