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.

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

YES!! THAT WORKS!!

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