If you were using a pencil, you must start from any position and draw the lines one after the other without taking your pencil off the page. Each line starts where the last line finishes. Try this now by quickly drawing nine dots on a piece of paper and have a go with a pencil.
Do you have to draw 4 straight lines to connect 9 dots?
To solve the problem, you need to join all nine dots by drawing no more than four straight lines. The straight lines must be continuous – i.e. you must not lift your pen from the paper once you start drawing. Don’t read any further until you’ve tried to solve the problem. How did you get on?
How to solve the nine dots creative thinking puzzle?
Place your pencil somewhere, draw four straight lines without taking your pencil off the page. Each line must start where the last line finished. Have a go now and then scroll down the page to find out the solution. Do not look at the answer below until you have either given up or found a solution of your own. Do not give up too easily! . . . .
How to draw 4 straight lines without lifting the pen?
Your task is to draw four straight lines without lifting the pen and no dot should be left untouched. How will you solve this task? then draw a line from C to D (here you understand the purpose of extended line) and then draw new line from D to B. In this way, you are able to draw 4 straight lines without lifting pen and visited all 9 dots.
If you were using a pencil, you must start from any position and draw the lines one after the other without taking your pencil off the page. Each line starts where the last line finishes. Try this now by quickly drawing nine dots on a piece of paper and have a go with a pencil.
To solve the problem, you need to join all nine dots by drawing no more than four straight lines. The straight lines must be continuous – i.e. you must not lift your pen from the paper once you start drawing. Don’t read any further until you’ve tried to solve the problem. How did you get on?
Place your pencil somewhere, draw four straight lines without taking your pencil off the page. Each line must start where the last line finished. Have a go now and then scroll down the page to find out the solution. Do not look at the answer below until you have either given up or found a solution of your own. Do not give up too easily! . . . .
Your task is to draw four straight lines without lifting the pen and no dot should be left untouched. How will you solve this task? then draw a line from C to D (here you understand the purpose of extended line) and then draw new line from D to B. In this way, you are able to draw 4 straight lines without lifting pen and visited all 9 dots.