A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

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In 1902, Henry Dudeney showed that it is possible to cut an equilateral triangle into four polygonal pieces, and then to rotate and translate those pieces into the shape of a square of the same area.…

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