Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/198 - The Patchwork Cushion/Solution
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $198$
- The Patchwork Cushion
- A lady had $20$ pieces of silk, all of the same triangular shape and size.
- She found that four of these would fit together and form a perfect square, as in the illustration.
- How was she to fit together these $20$ pieces to form a perfectly square patchwork cushion?
- There must be no waste, and no allowance need be made for turnings.
Solution
Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $198$. -- The Patchwork Cushion
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $359$. The Patchwork Cushion