I had a 6x7 chocolate bar. My kid stole a 2x3 piece from a corner. Can I divide the rest in two identical pieces, just cutting along the lines? In three identical pieces? In four?

+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

if lower left corner is at (0,0)

corners of piece 1: (0,6)(4,6)(0,3)(4,3)
corners of piece 2: (0,3)(4,3)(0,0)(4,0)
corners of piece 3: (4,4)(7,4)(4,0)(7,0)

Posted by stephen on 2005-03-05 17:09:10