Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to construct a house shape as follows:

Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two squares.

Something like this (best viewed with a fixed-width font):
/\
/__\__
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|__|__|

(In this diagram two characters are used for each "stick")

The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
two triangles. Each side must be the length of a stick.

--
Carl G.

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On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:37:35 +0000, IlanMayer wrote:

On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:19:00 +0000, Carl G. wrote:

Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to
construct a house shape as follows:

Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two
squares.

Something like this (best viewed with a fixed-width font):
/\
/__\__
| | |
|__|__|

(In this diagram two characters are used for each "stick")

The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
two triangles. Each side must be the length of a stick.

SPOILER

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On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:19:00 +0000, Carl G. wrote:

Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to construct a house shape as follows:

Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two squares.

Something like this (best viewed with a fixed-width font):
/\
/__\__
| | |
|__|__|

(In this diagram two characters are used for each "stick")

The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
two triangles. Each side must be the length of a stick.

SPOILER

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On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 18:19:00 +0000, Carl G. wrote:

Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to construct a house shape as follows:

Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two squares.

Something like this (best viewed with a fixed-width font):
/\
/__\__
| | |
|__|__|

(In this diagram two characters are used for each "stick")

The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
two triangles. Each side must be the length of a stick.

Arrange in 3 dimensions to form a triangular prism.

Please reply to ilanlmayer at gmail dot com

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For your reference, records indicate that
"Carl G." <carlgnews@microprizes.com> wrote:

Use nine sticks of the same length (toothpicks, matchsticks, craft) to construct a house shape as follows:

Make two squares with a shared side using seven of the sticks and use
the two remaining sticks to create a triangular "roof" on top of the two squares.

The puzzle is to rebuild the house so that it forms three squares and
two triangles.

The puzzle is to create a diagram of the solution that can be posted to
Usenet! ;-) My best projection (each side is a stick, of course):

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"Also . . . I can kill you with my brain."
River Tam, Trash, Firefly

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