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Thinking outside the box: 9 dots puzzle

Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. This term was derived in last century basing on a mathematical problem name "9 dots puzzle". The problem is: There are 9 dots arranged like the following photo. You have to add them by drawing 4 straight lines. The straight lines should be continuous. You can't lift up your pen.

One can try it in many ways. And at first he may say, "it's not a big deal!". So, let's try in some ways: **Attempt 1:**

Result: One dot is untouched. **Attempt 2:**

Result: One dot is untouched. **Attempt 3:**

Result: One dot is untouched. I've tried tree times. If you want to try yourself, you can stop reading here and draw. I am moving to the **solution** part now. Look at the photo:

It looks like a box, right? If we start drawing from an edge of the box, we will not get any solution. In fact, you have to think outside the box. And from this the term "**thinking outside the box**" has been derived. **Solution:** **step 1:**

**step 2:**

Look at the photo. You have to draw outside the box. **step 3:**

You have to draw outside the box again. **step 4:**

And this is what you get finally. Look all the 9 dots have been added by 4 straight lines and need not to lift your pen up. And this is the *solution* of 9 dots puzzle. You can try the puzzle with 16 dots with 6 straight lines. Special thanks to **@Ashma** for this great support and cordial help to everyone. https://read.cash/@Ashma If you want to be sponsored, please join the following community: **https://read.cash/c/get-sponsored-2a0b** You can not only get sponsorship here but also can earn points by doing some simple tasks. Thanks again **@Ashma** for creating this amazing community. https://read.cash/@Ashma

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