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Disk Division (Posted on 2004-12-09) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Divide a circular disk into seven parts with a straightedge and compass such that each part has the same area and perimeter.

See The Solution Submitted by Bractals    
Rating: 4.1000 (10 votes)

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re(3): Solution (picture) | Comment 5 of 17 |
(In reply to re(2): Solution (picture) by owl)

I just want to second the beauty of both the solution and the picture. While it was easy to see that the perimeters were all the same, I was almost shocked to find out that the areas were all the same. Nice work.
  Posted by SteveH on 2004-12-09 21:28:27

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