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Magic Hexagram


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A magic hexagram is a hexagram partitioned into triangles such that the sums of numbers in the six directions illustrated above sum to the same number.

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There are exactly two solutions as illustrated above, where these two solutions are complementary (Bolt et al. 1991). They have sums 33 and 32, respectively.


See also

Hexagram, Magic Hexagon

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References

Bolt, B.; Eggleton, R.; and Gilks, J. "The Magic Hexagram." Math. Gaz. 75, 141-142, 1991.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Magic Hexagram." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/MagicHexagram.html

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