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Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle?

Gordon Hamilton · TED

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Dutch artist Piet Mondrian's abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge. Can you solve the puzzle and get to the lowest score possible? Gordon Hamilton shows how. [TED-Ed Animation by Anton Trofimov]

The talk

  1. Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle? 5 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Gordon Hamilton
Year
2018
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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