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Puzzle | 10 Balls in 5 Lines

Last Updated : 27 Apr, 2026

Given ten balls, the task is to place these 10 balls in five lines such that each line contains exactly 4 balls.

👁 1-1

Check if you were right - full answer with solution below.

Solution:

  1. Draw the star with a pentagon in the centre.
    👁 2-1-1
  2. Place each ball at the intersection of extended lines of pentagon
    👁 3-1-1
  3. Then place remaining balls on 5 vertices of pentagon.
    👁 4-1-1
  4. Hence the solution to the "Ten balls in five lines" is:

The solution to the above puzzle can be obtained as:

👁 5-1
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