Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/180 - Square and Cross
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $180$
- Square and Cross
- Cut a regular Greek cross into five pieces,
- so that one piece shall be a smaller regular Greek cross,
- and so that the remaining four pieces will fit together and form a perfect square.
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $180$. -- Square and Cross
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $346$. Square and Cross