How to cut a pizza for three (or a multiple) - MathOverflow [closed] most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-21T20:33:50Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/57394 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/57394/how-to-cut-a-pizza-for-three-or-a-multiple How to cut a pizza for three (or a multiple) Hernán Eche 2011-03-04T19:55:25Z 2011-03-04T19:55:25Z <p>I would like to know if there are any method to divide a circle (a pizza) in three equal area parts (supposing you are able to divide it in two perfectly)</p> <p>The practical aproach is to cut it aproximated in 3,</p> <p>and to minimize error by sub-dividing every part in two, in as many portion as possible.</p> <p>so when I get 16 bad cutted (instead of 15) the error is small</p> <p>but diners complain about size ;)</p>