146.--AN EASY DISSECTION PUZZLE.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.

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The solution to this puzzle is shown in the illustration. Divide the figure up into twelve equal triangles, and it is easy to discover the directions of the cuts, as indicated by the dark lines.

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