Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI)
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Maths Item of the Month
June 2013
Splitting a field
How can an irregular pentagonal field be equally divided between 2 farmers if the field is convex?
If the field were not convex, would it still be possible?
This problem is taken from a 2012 MEI Conference session. For details of the 2013 MEI conference see: www.conference.mei.org.uk.