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Square Perfection (Posted on 2004-10-16) Difficulty: 3 of 5
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|*|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|*|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|*|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|*|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
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Cut an 8 inch by 8 inch square into 4 congruent pieces along the lines so that each piece has one * on it, though not necessarily in the same spot on every piece.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Gamer    
Rating: 3.5000 (4 votes)

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Getting dizzy | Comment 3 of 5 |

The solution I have found is 4 spiral arms:

_______________
|x|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|x|*|_|_|_|_|_|_|
|x|_|*|_|_|_|_|_|
|x|_|_|*|x|x|_|_|
|x|_|_|_|_|x|_|_|
|x|_|_|_|_|x|_|_|
|x|x|x|x|x|x|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|_|

One of them is marked by x's the others are rotations of 90, 180, 270 degrees of this one.

-Jer


  Posted by Jer on 2004-10-18 16:24:22
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