A generalized conjecture about cutting a polygon into triangles of equal areas

Authors
Citation
S. Stein, A generalized conjecture about cutting a polygon into triangles of equal areas, DISC COM G, 24(1), 2000, pp. 141-145
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Mathematics
Journal title
DISCRETE & COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY
ISSN journal
01795376 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
141 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-5376(200007)24:1<141:AGCACA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In 1970 it was proved that a square cannot be cut into an odd number of tri angles of equal areas. In 1990 it was proved that any centrally symmetric p olygon has that property. In the present paper we propose a broad generaliz ation, which would also imply that any polygon whose edges are parallel to the x- or y-axes has that property. We prove that the generalization holds for polygons with at most six sides.