A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

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A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained
A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained
Locked polyomino tilings

Locked polyomino tilings

based on “Locked Polyomino Tilings” by Jamie Tucker-Foltz

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Aug 02, 2023
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This picture shows the only known locked tiling of a square grid by Tetris pieces, also known as 4-ominos. Here, “locked” means that if any two of the tiles are removed, the only way to fill the resu…

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