Select the figure that will come next in the following series. [This test…

Correct answer: the image that shows the circle and the triangle in opposite corners with the increased spacing between them (circle in the upper-left corner and triangle in the lower-right corner).

Explanation:

• Shape-swap rule: The circle and the triangle exchange their positions at each successive figure.

• Spacing rule: The number of empty (plain) squares separating the triangle and circle increases by one with each step.

• Apply both rules to the last given figure: the shapes must swap positions relative to the previous figure and the empty-cell separation must increase by one. Only the choice that places the circle in the upper-left corner and the triangle in the lower-right corner satisfies both conditions.

Therefore, the correct next figure is the image that matches this arrangement and spacing.