07 September 2010

A geometric "magic square"


Complete "plates" can be assembled from the fragments in any horizontal row, any vertical column, and from either of the diagonals.

Fascinating.  I've not seen one like this before.

Original credit to Lee Sallows, via Futility Closet.

4 comments:

  1. Think of them as each being simply a wedge. The segment from the center of the plate to the perimeter is identical for each wedge on both edges. The squiggles are the same for each one if you look. The magic square is assembled so that each number is a fraction corresponding to the size of the wedge and the sum is one.

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  2. Anonymous says that "The segment from the center of the plate to the perimeter is identical for each wedge on both edges. The squiggles are the same for each one if you look."

    Utter nonsense. He/she needs eyeglasses. Check out the sharper image of the same picture on Futility Closet,

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