TITLE

# Cutting a Polygon into Triangles of Equal Areas

AUTHOR(S)
Stein, Sherman
PUB. DATE
January 2004
SOURCE
Mathematical Intelligencer;Winter2004, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p17
SOURCE TYPE
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on the dissection of a polygon into triangles of equal areas. Use of theorem to prove several topological theorems; Lack of equidissection of a unit square in standard position in the xy plane; List of questions suggested by the special polygons.
ACCESSION #
13122001

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