pls Help. A farmer has a piece of land he wants to give to his four sons (see figure below). The
land must be divided into four equal-sized and equal-shaped pieces. How can the farmer
accomplish his task?
Solution
The 4 pieces are going to look like smaller versions of the large piece of land. Like little \"L\"-
shapes. Draw a line from the middle of left-hand side, halfway down. Go halfway across (east),
then turn down. Go halfway to the bottom, then go east. This makes an \"L\"-shape on the
bottom, like it\'s turned on it\'s back.
Now do the same thing from the middle of the top side - draw a line heading south halfway, then
turn east, go halfway to the east side, then turn south again. This should make another \"L\"-
shape in the top right corner.
The remaining space can be divided into two similar \"L\"-shapes, one on top of the other. I\'ll
try to draw it with lines and X\'s like you did, with the lines representing the fences
and x\'s representing empty space:
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I xxxxxx I xxxxx I
I xxxx__ I__xxxx I
I xx I xxxxx I xxx I
I___I xx ___I____I
I xx I xx I
I xx I___I
I xxxxxx I
I ______I.
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1. pls Help. A farmer has a piece of land he wants to give to his four sons (see figure below). The
land must be divided into four equal-sized and equal-shaped pieces. How can the farmer
accomplish his task?
Solution
The 4 pieces are going to look like smaller versions of the large piece of land. Like little "L"-
shapes. Draw a line from the middle of left-hand side, halfway down. Go halfway across (east),
then turn down. Go halfway to the bottom, then go east. This makes an "L"-shape on the
bottom, like it's turned on it's back.
Now do the same thing from the middle of the top side - draw a line heading south halfway, then
turn east, go halfway to the east side, then turn south again. This should make another "L"-
shape in the top right corner.
The remaining space can be divided into two similar "L"-shapes, one on top of the other. I'll
try to draw it with lines and X's like you did, with the lines representing the fences
and x's representing empty space:
------------------------
I xxxxxx I xxxxx I
I xxxx__ I__xxxx I
I xx I xxxxx I xxx I
I___I xx ___I____I
I xx I xx I
I xx I___I
I xxxxxx I
I ______I
