Dissection of square to two identical polygons

Author : Gavin Theobald

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2×{3} Triangle
2×{4} Square
2×{5} Pentagon
2×{6} Hexagon
2×{7} Heptagon
2×{8} Octagon
2×{9} Enneagon
2×{10} Decagon
2×{11} Hendecagon
2×{12} Dodecagon
2×{5/2} Pentagram
2×{6/2} Hexagram
2×{8/2} Octagram
2×{8/3} Octagram
2×{12/2}  Dodecagram
2×{R} Golden Rectangle
2×{G} Greek Cross
2×{L} Latin Cross


2 x Triangle

2 × Triangle (5 pieces)

Discovered by Ernest Irving Freese.
2 x Square

2 × Square (4 pieces)


2 x Pentagon

2 × Pentagon (8 pieces)


2 x Hexagon

2 × Hexagon (7 pieces)


2 x Heptagon

2 × Heptagon (11 pieces)


2 x Octagon

2 × Octagon (10 pieces)


2 x Enneagon

2 × Enneagon (13 pieces)


2 x Decagon

2 × Decagon (10 pieces)


2 x Hendecagon

2 × Hendecagon (14 pieces)


2 x Dodecagon

2 × Dodecagon (8 pieces)

Discovered by Ernest Irving Freese.
2 x Pentagram

2 × Pentagram (12 pieces)


2 x Hexagram

2 × Hexagram (9 pieces)


2 x Octagram

2 × Octagram (11 pieces)

2 x Octagram

2 × Octagram (10 pieces with 3 turned over)

I discovered the original dissection, but Greg Frederickson worked out how to save a piece by turning over pieces.
2 x Octagram

2 × Octagram (10 pieces)


2 x Dodecagram

2 × Dodecagram (15 pieces)

2 x Dodecagram

2 × Dodecagram (14 pieces with 1 turned over)


2 x Golden Rectangle

2 × Golden Rectangle (5 pieces)


2 x Greek Cross

2 × Greek Cross (4 pieces)


2 x Latin Cross

2 × Latin Cross (7 pieces)


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