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Cinq Carve (Posted on 2014-04-25)

Consider a rectangular piece of paper ABCD with AB ≠ AD

Show how you can fold this piece of paper into five pieces of equal area.

*** Using any given instrument like straightedge, compass, protractor, ruler etc. is NOT permissible.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 4.5000 (2 votes)

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re: New, simpler solution.

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(In reply to New, simpler solution. by Jer)

YES!! THAT WORKS!!

Posted by Steve Herman on 2014-04-27 09:23:28

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