Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following…
2022
Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
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Concept
In a figure series, track independent attributes separately instead of treating each panel as one undivided picture.
A regular continuation preserves each attribute’s cycle, such as a marker moving between corners while a central motif alternates between two forms.
Application
Track the outer marker: the square appears at top-right, then bottom-right, then bottom-left. It advances by one corner in the same direction, so its next location is top-left; circles fill the other three corners.
Track the centre independently: the first and third panels contain a chain of three upward peaks, while the second panel contains two upward peaks joined by a central downward vertex. The centre therefore alternates between these two motifs.
Combine the two cycles: the required figure has the square at top-left, circles at the other three corners, and the two-upward-peaks motif with the central downward vertex.
Cross-check
Panels one and three repeat the same central motif, so panels two and four must repeat the alternate motif. The square’s corner sequence also reaches top-left after bottom-left.
Result
The figure with a top-left square, three circles at the remaining corners, and two upward peaks joined by a central downward vertex completes the series.