Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/365 - Tangrams

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $365$

Tangrams

Those readers who were interested in the article on "Tangrams" in Amusements in Mathematics,

may be glad to have a further collection of examples of the strikingly realistic figures and designs that can be produced by combining these curious shaped pieces.

In the diagram the square is shown cut into the $7$ pieces.

If you mark the point $B$, midway between $A$ and $C$, on one side of a square of any size,

and $D$, midway between $C$ and $E$, on an adjoining side, the direction of the cuts is obvious.

Examples

In the examples given below, two complete sets of seven pieces have been combined.

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A man riding a bicycle, and a man pushing a wheelbarrow

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A boy riding a donkey, and a motor-car

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A house, and a dog

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A horse, and the British lion

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Two cricketers in motion

Historical Note

Martin Gardner suggests a couple of books on the subject:

• 1965: Ronald C. Read: Tangrams: 330 Puzzles
• 1966: Peter Van Note: Tangrams: Picture-making Puzzle Game

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Problems: $365$. -- Tangrams
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Puzzles: $536$. Tangrams