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Star-shaped polyominos (Posted on 2016-03-28) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A star-shaped polygon is a polygon that contains at least one point from which the entire polygon boundary is visible. The set of all such points is called the kernel.

A) Find the smallest polyomino that is not star-shaped.
B) Find the smallest polyomino whose kernel is a single point.
C) Find the smallest polyomino whose kernel is a line segment.
D) Find the smallest polyomino whose kernel is precisely half the area of the polyomino.

E) Prove or disprove: For every rational number, Q, where 0≤Q≤1 there is a polyomino whose kernel is Q times the area of the polyomino.

Note: smallest refers to the number of squares comprising the polyomino.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionPart EBrian Smith2016-03-29 10:43:39
Some ThoughtsParts A through DBrian Smith2016-03-28 23:18:44
A, B, C (Do Re Mi)Steve Herman2016-03-28 21:03:31
re(3): Solution Part AJer2016-03-28 19:57:28
Questionre(2): Solution Part ASteve Herman2016-03-28 18:03:47
re: Solution Part AJer2016-03-28 16:55:49
Solution Part AKenny M2016-03-28 16:12:19
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