THE CROSS AND THE TRIANGLE
Cut a Greek cross into six pieces that will form an equilateral triangle. This is another hard problem, and I will state here that a solution is practically impossible without a previous knowledge of my method of transforming an equilateral triangle into a square (see No. `26`, "Canterbury Puzzles").
Topics:
Geometry
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Area Calculation
Geometry
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Plane Geometry
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Triangles
Combinatorics
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Combinatorial Geometry
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Cut a Shape / Dissection Problems
- Amusements in Mathematics, Henry Ernest Dudeney Question 144
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