Use all the numbers 1 to 32 to form two 4x4 magic squares with the same magic constant.

(In reply to 4 Magic squares by brianjn)

"It is a relatively easy matter to produce two magic squares by firstly constructing the first square using the numerals from 1 to 16 and then the second one is made by adding 16 to each cell of the first."

Brian, the puzzle asks for two magic squares with the same magic sum.

"If I delete 1 from each cell of this newly formed square, my square is one of odd numbers, magic property = 64."

The magic sum of the two squares must be 66, that is the sum from 1--->32, divided by 8.

(something in this section is a little like pcbouhid's offering, but I haven't detected the reference to base 4 here).

I never read about this anywhere. I found it by myself.

Edited on November 16, 2005, 1:04 pm

Posted by pcbouhid on 2005-11-16 05:48:05