Amusements In Mathematics

We will now consider a small miscellaneous selection of cutting-out puzzles, varying in degrees of difficulty.

146. AN EASY DISSECTION PUZZLE.

First, cut out a piece of paper or cardboard of the shape shown in the illustration. It will be seen at once that the proportions are simply those of a square attached to half of another similar square, divided diagonally. The puzzle is to cut it into four pieces all of precisely the same size and shape.