Choose the figure that is different from the rest. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
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Choose the figure that is different from the rest.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
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Correct answer: A
In this type of figure-classification question, each figure contains several nested polygons. In a consistent figure, the number of sides of the nested polygons steps by exactly one side between every pair of adjacent layers, running either upward or downward from the innermost element to the outermost element.
Reading each figure's nested shapes from the outermost layer down to the innermost layer:
Figure | Nested side counts (outer -> inner) |
|---|---|
1 | Rhombus (4) -> Hexagon (6) |
2 | Pentagon (5) -> Square (4) -> Triangle (3) |
3 | Triangle (3) -> Square (4) -> Pentagon (5) |
4 | Hexagon (6) -> Pentagon (5) -> Rhombus (4) |
5 | Pentagon (5) -> Hexagon (6) |
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5 each move by exactly one side between adjacent nested layers (a difference of 1 throughout). Figure 1 alone jumps directly from a 4-sided rhombus to a 6-sided hexagon, skipping the 5-sided step that every other figure takes.
This break in the one-side-per-layer rule is what sets figure 1 apart, so it is the figure that is different from the rest.