29 Jun '06 10:23>
Originally posted by Gastelwell lets see i start by cutting off the bottom 8.5x8.5 square so i have 2.5x8.5 then i cut three 2.5x2.5 sections leaving 1x2.5, two more 1x1 sections and i have 0.5x1 which i cut in half (0.5x0.5) for a total of
You do a tri-fold, that is you move both edges away from each other but towards the folds that the other edge is making??? Crease the page lightly, then unfold. Refold the paper in half (the creases should align perfectly, if not, redo the first fold). Cut along the lined-up creases. This will yield 3 equi-sized pieces.
The question is: If the page wa ...[text shortened]... square has 4 equal lengthed sides and four equal angle corners. A rectangle is NOT a square.
1+3+2+2=8 sections would probably be the minimum number of squares. then i can take any square and cut it into 4 equal squares so
8+3x of course i could also cut into 9 equal pieces or n^2 equal pieces so how about 8+sum[(n^2)-1] for any subset N of the natural numbers.