Which figure from the options completes the figure matrix below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →
Every row and every column has one square, one hexagon and one circle, and each of the marks inside (small circle, short line and plus sign) also appears once in every row and every column. Row 2 still needs a circle and a plus sign, so the missing figure is a circle with a plus sign inside.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. Row 2 already has a small circle inside a shape.
Option (3) — Incorrect. Column 3 already has a square, so the gap cannot have one.
Option (4) — Incorrect. Column 3 already has a hexagon, so the gap cannot have one.