Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/112 - Squaring the Swastika/Solution 1

Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $112$

Squaring the Swastika

Cut out the swastika and then cut it up into four pieces that will fit together and form a square.

Solution

Historical Note

In his $1968$ repackaging 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems, Martin Gardner references Harry Lindgren's symmetrical solution $2$ and solution $3$, published in $1964$.

Sources

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $112$. -- Squaring the Swastika
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $335$. Squaring the Swastika