Multi-Rule Pattern — Hard Matrix Reasoning Question

What to learn from this pattern

three independent rules combine to produce each cell.

Explanation

three independent rules combine to produce each cell. Row controls vertical position — row 0 top, row 1 centre, row 2 bottom. Column controls fill state — columns 0 and 2 use solid, column 1 uses outline. The anti-diagonal index (row + column, taken modulo 3) controls colour — anti-diagonals at index 0 take orange, index 1 takes purple, index 2 takes magenta. The missing bottom-right cell is at row 2 (bottom position), column 2 (solid fill), and anti-diagonal index (2 + 2) mod 3 = 1 (purple colour). The answer is a solid purple t-shape in the bottom position — option D.

Why the other options are wrong

• Awrong-condition — used outline fill, which only applies to column 1; column 2 uses solid
• Bmissed-row-rule — placed at row 0's top position instead of row 2's bottom position
• Cmissed-conditional-rule — used magenta from the wrong anti-diagonal class