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Trisecting a Square

© Copyright 2003, Jim Loy

We can easily dissect a square into three squares of different sizes (two different sizes), as shown on the left. It is a little more difficult to dissect a square into three squares of the same size. On the right is my attempt, using nine pieces (see Rectangle to Square Dissection). Can it be done with fewer than nine pieces?

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