Unclassified Puzzles 221- TANGRAMS
Those readers who were interested in the article on "Tangrams" in Amuse-
ments in Mathematics may be glad to have a further collection of examples
of the strikingly realistic figures and designs that can be produced by combin-
ing these curious shaped pieces. In diagram I the square is shown cut into the
seven pieces. If you mark the point B, midway between A and C, on one side
of a square of any size, and D, midway between C and E, on an adjoining side,
the direction of the cuts is obvious. In the examples given below and on the
following page, two complete sets of seven pieces have been combined.
Diagram 2 represents a man riding a bicycle; 3, a man pushing a wheel-
barrow; 4, a boy riding a donkey; 5, a motor-car; 6, a house; 7, a dog;
8, a horse; 9, the British lion.
As will be seen, the possibility with these two sets combined is infinite, and
many interesting subjects may be produced very successfully.
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