Coins

Text browser users: I m sorry but this picture is necessary Four coins are in the position of this picture. Move one coin at a time, four moves, so that they form a direct line, and so that after each move, the coin that was moved touches two other coins.

It's in two dimensions, i.e. coins are not moved on top of each other. This is probably quite easy.

Think it over!

Then check the answer here.

Published in Njet Problem! collection 1996-05-29.

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