Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/216 - The Four Householders

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $216$

The Four Householders

The diagram represents a square plot of land with four houses, four trees, a well (W) in the centre,

and hedges planted across with four gateways.

can you divide the ground so that each householder shall have an equal portion of land,

one tree, one gateway, an equal length of hedge, and free access to the well without trespass?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $216$. -- The Four Householders
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Dividing-the-Plane Puzzles: $297$. The Four Householders