Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/106 - Dissecting the Moon

Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $106$

Dissecting the Moon

In how large a number of pieces can this crescent moon be cut with five straight cuts of the knife?

The pieces may not be piled or shifted after a cut.

Sources

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dissection Puzzles: $106$. -- Dissecting the Moon
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dividing-the-Plane Puzzles: $302$. Dissecting the Moon