Seven Bridges of Königsberg

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/seven-bridges-of-k-nigsberg

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How heavy is Seven Bridges of Königsberg?Four (two islands, two mainland districts)
2. What is Seven Bridges of Königsberg known for?Established graph theory and prefigured topology
3. What is the city and river?Königsberg, Prussia, on the Pregel River
4. What is the year of euler's publication?1736
5. What was the Seven Bridges of Königsberg puzzle about?It asked if you could walk across all seven bridges exactly once without repeating any. The walk had to start and end at the same place and use each bridge only once.
6. Why couldn't people cross all seven bridges?Because each of the four land areas had an odd number of bridges, the rule for a possible walk was not met. With all four odd, the walk was impossible.