In the following question with five alternative figures A, B, C, D, and E followed by a set of four alternatives (1), (2), (3) and (4) is provided. It is required to select the alternative which represents three out of the five alternative figures, when fitted into each other would form a complete square.
Choose the most appropriate correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, C, and D only
Pieces A, C and D fit together to form the complete square, as shown below: A along the base with its upright part on the left, C along the top resting on A’s upright part, and D on the right, its slanting edge against C’s slanting edge.
In the completed square the pieces are drawn to their exact shapes; the pieces printed in the paper are rough sketches of the same shapes, drawn at different sizes.