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Tricky Troublesome Trisection (Posted on 2007-02-19)

Can you fold a square sheet of paper into three equal rectangles, without using anything but folding?

(That is, you are not allowed to use anything but your hands, and you cannot do anything but folding... everything else is forbidden!)

See The Solution Submitted by Old Original Oskar!

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Forgive me for being obtuse, but can't you just hold the paper like an S, and fold so that the edges align? Is that not exact enough? It seems to work for me....

Posted by TamTam on 2007-02-19 09:13:20

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