alleryWest African children draw a shape in sand with one line that closes at its start. What idea is this?
APythagoras rule
BEulerian path
CPrime sieve
DGolden ratio
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Eulerian path
1. The game is to draw a shape with one line that never lifts until it returns to the start.
2. In mathematical terms it is a Eulerian path.
3. The other options are unrelated ideas.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, section Games of skill_
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