DISSECTIONS OF POLYGONS INTO TRIANGLES OF EQUAL AREAS

  • Su, Zhanjun (Department of Mathematics, Hebei Normal University) ;
  • Ding, Ren (Department of Mathematics, Hebei Normal University)
  • Published : 2003.09.01

Abstract

In 1970 Monsky proved that a square cannot be cut into an odd number of triangles of equal areas. In 1990 it was proved that the statement is true for any centrally symmetric polygon. In the present paper we consider dissections of general polygons into triangles of equal areas.

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