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It is easy to divide a 2-gon into 3 congruent line segments. It is also easy to divide a triangle into 4 smaller triangles that are congruent. One of Martin Gardner's favorite problems (as he writes in one of his books) is to show that one can divide a square (regular 4-gon) into five congruent and connected pieces.

The natural question is then: can one subdivide a regular pentagon into six congruent connected pieces?

This sounds related to Monsky's theorem.

I posted this on math.stackexchange, but got no answers.

It is easy to divide a 2-gon into 3 congruent line segments. It is also easy to divide a triangle into 4 smaller triangles that are congruent. One of Martin Gardner's favorite problems (as he writes in one of his books) is to show that one can divide a square (regular 4-gon) into five congruent and connected pieces.

The natural question is then: can one subdivide a regular pentagon into six congruent connected pieces?

This sounds related to Monsky's theorem.

I posted this on math.stackexchange, but got no answers.

It is easy to divide a 2-gon into 3 congruent line segments. It is also easy to divide a triangle into 4 smaller triangles that are congruent. One of Martin Gardner's favorite problems (as he writes in one of his books) is to show that one can divide a square (regular 4-gon) into five congruent and connected pieces.

The natural question is then: can one subdivide a regular pentagon into six congruent connected pieces?

This sounds related to Monsky's theorem.

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Subdivision of pentagon into six congruent pieces

I posted this on math.stackexchange, but got no answers.

It is easy to divide a 2-gon into 3 congruent line segments. It is also easy to divide a triangle into 4 smaller triangles that are congruent. One of Martin Gardner's favorite problems (as he writes in one of his books) is to show that one can divide a square (regular 4-gon) into five congruent and connected pieces.

The natural question is then: can one subdivide a regular pentagon into six congruent connected pieces?

This sounds related to Monsky's theorem.