A 5x5 square has a checkerboard pattern. I want to divide the square into pieces to form a 4x4 and a 3x3 square. Both smaller squares will retain the checkerboard pattern.
Find a four piece division of the 5x5 square that will accomplish this.
Find a five piece division which accomplishes the task without needing to flip or rotate any of the pieces.
The requirements are met here along with a few other thoughts.<o:p></o:p>
Each division is represented in each solution with a
different format.<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 4 divisions.
Uses a 3 x 3
division and 1 rotation.
1 2 3 4
5 1 2
3
6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 5 10
15 16
11 12 13 14 15 11
12 13 4 9 14 21
16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20
21 22
23 24 25 22 23 24 25<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 4 divisions.
Uses a 3 x 3 block as one entity but has no rotations
or reflections; all shapes have different areas.
1 2
3 4 5 1
2 3
6 7
8 9 10 6 7 8 16 17 4 5
11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 21 22
9 10
16 17 18 19 20 18 19 14 15
21 22 23 24
25 23 24 25
20<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 4 divisions.
Has no 3x3 or 4x4 division but uses 1 rotation
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
6 7 8 9 10 6 7
8 21 16 9 10
11 12
13 14 15 11 4
5 12 13
14 15
16 17
18 19 20 17
18 19 20
21 22
23 24 25 22 23 24 25<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 4 divisions
Has a 4x4 division and 2 rotations
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
6 7
8 9 10 6 21 4 7 8
9 10
11 12 13 14 15 11 16 5 12
13 14 15
16 17
18 19 20 17 18 19 20
21 22
23 24 25 22 23
24 25
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Uses 5 divisions, 4 make up the 3 x 3.
Uses a 4 x 4 block as one entity. No shape is rotated or reflected.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 11
6 7
8 9 10 6 21 16 7 8
9 10
11 12 13 14 15 3 4
5 12 13
14 15
16 17
18 19 20 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 22 23
24 25<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 5 divisions of which none is a 3 x 3 or a 4 x
4. In forming those squares there has
been no rotation or reflection.
1 2
3 4 5
1
2 11
6 7
8 9 10 6 7
16 21 8
9 10
11 12
13 14 15 3 4
5 12 13
14 15
16 17
18 19 20 17 18 19 20
21 22
23 24 25
22 23 24
25<o:p></o:p>
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Again this uses 5 divisions of which none is a 3 x 3
or a 4 x 4. In forming those squares
there has been no rotation or reflection.
1 2 3 4 5 15 4 5 2 3 8 9
6 7 8 9 10 20 1 10 11
12 13 14
11 12 13
14 15 25 6 7 17 18 19 20
16 17 18
19 20 22
23 24 25
21 22 23
24 25<o:p></o:p>
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Uses 5 divisions.
Has no 3x3 or 4x4 division but has one rotation
1 2
3 4 5 1 2 3
6 7
8 9 10
6 7 8 21 4 9 10
11 12 13 14
15 11 12
5 16
13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 17 18
19 20
21 22
23 24 25
22 23
24 25
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Posted by brianjn
on 2009-11-23 19:24:31 |