Puzzle | Maximum pieces that can be cut from a Circle using 6 straight lines Last Updated : 09 Aug, 2023 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report PUZZLE: Given a Circle and Six Straight Lines. What is the maximum number of pieces that one can cut the circle using these six straight lines? SOLUTION: Using six lines, we can cut the circle into 22 pieces at maximum. Using one line, the circle can be divided into two parts. Two lines divide the circle into four parts. Three lines divide the circle into seven unequal parts. Four lines cut the circle into eleven parts. Using five lines, circle can be divided into sixteen parts. Finally, using six lines the maximum parts that can be formed are 22. We can find out the number of pieces using a mathematical formula also: Number if pieces = 1 + (n*(n+1)/2) https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20200713102559/circle.mp4 Like Article Suggest improvement Previous Puzzle | Three Squares Next Puzzle | Splitting a Cake with a Missing Piece in two equal portion Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...