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The art of fencing (Posted on 2006-12-27) Difficulty: 5 of 5
Three neighbours buy a piece of land that they want to cultivate as a garden. The land has the shape of a square. To avoid that their petunias and pumpkins get in the way of each other, they decide to split the garden into three cells of equal area. To keep things simple, the border between two adjacent cells should be a straight line. Under these constraints, can you help them to divide their garden such that the total length of the fence is minimized? How would you divide the garden for five, six, seven or eight neighbours?

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  Subject Author Date
Some ThoughtsRectangular AnswersBrian Smith2016-10-30 18:38:51
Some Thoughtsideaalex2007-08-19 00:49:30
AdaptationGamer2006-12-28 12:45:43
Five NeighboursEric2006-12-27 18:17:51
re: ideaEric2006-12-27 16:18:16
Hints/TipsideaCharlie2006-12-27 14:50:58
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