Jul 22, 2012

Magic Squares

A 3x3 box with numbers from 7 to 15 arranged so that the the rows, columns or diagonal boxes add up to 33. I thought may be the truck owner is a mathematics enthusiast. After some extensive searching on Google led to a Wiki entry that starts with a term recreational mathematics (yes there is such a thing apparently).
Here's a quote from the Wiki entry:
The 3x3 magic square was used as part of rituals in India from vedic times, and continues to be used to this day. The Ganesh yantra is a 3x3 magic square. A well known early 4x4 magic square in India can be seen in Khajuraho in the Parshvanath Jain temple. It dates from the 10th century.

So a mathematics enthusiast or a religious person or both.


A closer look
Magic Square 33

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