Direct Strips Magic Square Generator

Created by Inder J. Taneja

Choose an even order and one of eight arrangements. Every horizontal two-row strip is a magic rectangle, and the complete square is magic.

Every outlined block is a 2×4 or 2×6 magic rectangleBlack lines separate the strips and blocks

Mathematical details

A rectangle is marked “magic rectangle” only when all its row sums match and all its column sums match.

RegionSizeRow sumsColumn sumsDiagonalsResult

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