You cannot get a square using 3 sticks since the definition of a square includes that it must have 4 sides to be considered a square
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Make a square using four of the sticks. Make an identical square with the other four sticks. Place the second square so that it overlaps one quarter of the first square. The third square is the small square created by the overlap and is 1/4 the size of the bigger squares.
You could use the 3 stick to make the number 4 which is a perfect square.
snap them in half and discard the extras. then use the 4 to make a square
By using all six match sticks only once the maximum number of Roman numerals that can be made are three i.e. I, II and III (1, 2 and 3).
you can make a square based pyramid using 4 triangles and a 1 square