Dudeney's puzzle + lesson plan

Dudeney's famous haberdasher puzzle (1908)

Cut an equilateral triangle into four pieces
that can be arranged to form a square
with the same area

This is a Java Applet created using GeoGebra from www.geogebra.org - it looks like you don't have Java installed, please go to www.java.com

Find a construction !

Download lesson plan Dudeney.pdf

http://www.mathelo.wirisonline.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=3282

Looking forward to hear your comments and experiences in the classroom.


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