
Place the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in the circles
so that all three sides of the triangle have the same sum.
The numbers 1-9 add up to 45.The sum of all three sides = 45 + (3 corners),
since each corner contributes to two sides.
Sum of all three sides = 3 * one side.
(3 corners) = sum of all three sides - 45.
Since both terms on the right side are divisible by 3,
the sum of the three corners is divisible by 3 too.
That limits the choices for the corners.
The sum of each side then will be (45 + (3 corners))/3.
From there, exhaustive search reveals the solutions below.
Each solution has a complement, where each number, k, is replaced by 10-k.
In the first two rows, the complements are one above the other,
In the bottom row, they are all self-complementary, with a reflection about the vertical axis.
The last pair are the only ones where, for a given choice for the corners, there is only one solution. The others are all in pairs.
Solutions
| Side = 17 | Side = 19 | Side = 19 | |||||
| 2 5 4 9 8 1 6 7 3 | 2 6 5 8 7 1 4 9 3 | 4 5 2 9 6 1 3 8 7 | 4 6 3 8 5 1 2 9 7 | 3 5 1 9 8 2 4 6 7 | 3 6 4 8 5 2 1 9 7 | ||
| Side = 23 | Side = 21 | Side = 21 | |||||
| 8 5 6 1 2 9 4 3 7 | 8 4 5 2 3 9 6 1 7 | 6 5 8 1 4 9 7 2 3 | 6 4 7 2 5 9 8 1 3 | 7 5 9 1 2 8 6 4 3 | 7 4 6 2 5 8 9 1 3 | ||
| Side = 20 | Side = 20 | Side = 20 | Side = 20 | ||||
| 5 9 1 2 8 4 3 7 6 | 5 3 7 8 2 4 1 9 6 | 5 4 6 9 1 2 3 7 8 | 5 6 4 7 3 2 1 9 8 | 5 6 4 8 2 1 3 7 9 | 5 4 6 8 2 3 1 9 7 | ||
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