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