Math Mojo - Making Math Meaningful

Connecting 9 circles with 4 straight, continuous lines
(in this puzzle, the word "line" is meant to mean "line segment".)

Here is the puzzle. Remember to try it on paper before you try it here.

 

Now that you know how it works, we will make it a little harder.

Could you do the same thing with only 3 continuous, straight lines?

Try it on paper first before you click further!

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go to the solution for 3 lines

                                                           

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