January 20, 2015

Problem of the Week

for Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Find a way to break the square up into 5 congruent squares, each 1/5 the area of the original. Cutting and pasting is required. Hint: If you can find a way to draw a square of area 5 on the graph paper, you will find the way of breaking up the square into five equal squares.

Winners of the five-square challenge