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The document presents unconventional solutions to problem-solving, emphasizing the importance of considering different dimensions and altering assumptions. It illustrates this with examples such as the matchstick problem and the 9 dot problem, suggesting that non-Euclidean geometry can lead to simpler solutions. The text highlights how mathematicians often explore these alternative perspectives to find answers.

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The document presents unconventional solutions to problem-solving, emphasizing the importance of considering different dimensions and altering assumptions. It illustrates this with examples such as the matchstick problem and the 9 dot problem, suggesting that non-Euclidean geometry can lead to simpler solutions. The text highlights how mathematicians often explore these alternative perspectives to find answers.

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Solutions

Here are some solutions you may initially not have thought of because of the mental set that limited your
problem space.

And here is the solution for the matchstick problem. Did you consider using 3 dimensions to solve the problem?

Or how about this for a more extreme thought experiment. Here we change the background assumptions to
such an extent that Instead of the 2D surface in front of you we use a non-Euclidean geometry and now you
could solve the 9 dot problem by drawing just one straight line without lifting the pen off the surface as shown in
schematic form here. Mathematicians make a profession out of playing with assumptions like this.

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