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Dissections

  1. Prove that any triangle can be dissected into a finite number of pieces that can be rearranged to make a rectangle.
  2. Prove that any rectangle can be dissected into a finite number of pieces that can be rearranged to make a square.
  3. Find a way to dissect an equilateral triangle into exactly four pieces that can be rearranged to make a square.



Carl Lee
Wed Apr 21 08:26:07 EDT 1999