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Each i occupies a different combination of top, middle,
bottom, left, center, and right of the cell. No two i are in the
same location within the cell. You now will observe a se-
quence of squares and predict the next location of the i in
each square. Use T, M, or B to identify the vertical location,
and L, C, or R to identify the horizontal location of the i. In
the following figure, the i is located as:

TL TC TR MR BR

i i i
i
i

Predict where the next two i would go based on the pat-
tern established. It appears that the i is moving across the
top row (TL, TC, TR), down the right column (TR, MR, BR).
You may predict that the pattern looks as it appears in the
following table. However, you may have identified another
pattern altogether!

TL TC TR MR BR BC BL

i i i
i
i i i

Visit the Web site www.mentalagility.com for an in-
D teractive version of this exercise.

A second type of spatial relationship is rotation of an ob-
ject. You will consider this in two dimensions—that is, on a flat
surface, such as this page, and also in three-dimensional
space. This is very difficult, and you may find yourself want-
ing to stop before you arrive at a solution. The advice we can
offer that will help you to grow new brain cells is: Keep go-
ing! Press on! There is an answer, and you can find it!