Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/191 - Two Squares in One
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $191$
- Two Squares in One
- Two squares of any relative size can be cut into $5$ pieces, in the manner shown below,
- that will fit together and form a larger square.
- But this involves cutting the smaller square.
- Can you show an easy method of doing it without in any way cutting the smaller square?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $191$. -- Two Squares in One
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $356$. Two Squares in One