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With how few straight lines can you make exactly 101 squares? The squares don’t necessarily have be the same size.

Clarification 1: By lines, I mean you can use mathematical line segments and/or mathematical rays and/or mathematical lines. In all cases, they have to be straight.

Clarification 2: A two-by-two grid with three horizontal lines and three vertical lines yields five squares (4 small and 1 big).


This puzzle was inspired by a puzzle by Henry Dudeney. In his puzzle the goal was to make exactly 100 squares.

With how few straight lines can you make exactly 101 squares? The squares don’t necessarily have be the same size.


This puzzle was inspired by a puzzle by Henry Dudeney. In his puzzle the goal was to make exactly 100 squares.

With how few straight lines can you make exactly 101 squares? The squares don’t necessarily have be the same size.

Clarification 1: By lines, I mean you can use mathematical line segments and/or mathematical rays and/or mathematical lines. In all cases, they have to be straight.

Clarification 2: A two-by-two grid with three horizontal lines and three vertical lines yields five squares (4 small and 1 big).


This puzzle was inspired by a puzzle by Henry Dudeney. In his puzzle the goal was to make exactly 100 squares.

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Make exactly 101 squares using as few lines as possible

With how few straight lines can you make exactly 101 squares? The squares don’t necessarily have be the same size.


This puzzle was inspired by a puzzle by Henry Dudeney. In his puzzle the goal was to make exactly 100 squares.