Square Hole Dissections

Author : Gavin Theobald

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[3] Triangle
[5] Pentagon
[6] Hexagon
[7] Heptagon
[8] Octagon
[9] Enneagon
[10] Decagon
[12] Dodecagon
[13] Tridecagon
[14] Tetradecagon
[16] Hexadecagon
[18] Octadecagon
[20] Icosagon
[5/2] Pentagram
[6/2] Hexagram
[7/3] Heptagram
[8/2] Octagram
[8/3] Octagram
[9/3] Enneagram
[10/2] Decagram
[10/3] Decagram
[10/4] Decagram
[12/2] Dodecagram
[12/5]  Dodecagram
[G] Greek Cross
[L] Latin Cross
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4 3 0 4 3 6 3 6 4 7 4 7 5 6 6 7


5/2 6/2 7/2 7/3 8/2 8/3 9/2 9/3 9/4 10/2 10/3 10/4 12/2 12/3 12/4 12/5
4 5 4 7 5 4 87 7 76 6 6 7


Triangle - Square Triangle - Square

Triangle — Square (3 pieces)

The dissection is hingeable.


Square - Pentagon Square - Pentagon

Square — Pentagon (4 pieces)

The dissection is slideable.


Square - Hexagon Square - Hexagon

Square — Hexagon (3 pieces)

The dissection is translational and slideable.


Square - Heptagon Square - Heptagon

Square — Heptagon (6 pieces)


Square - Octagon Square - Octagon

Square — Octagon (3 pieces)


Square - Enneagon Square - Enneagon

Square — Enneagon (6 pieces)


Square - Decagon Square - Decagon

Square — Decagon (4 pieces)


Square - Hendecagon Square - Hendecagon

Square — Hendecagon (7 pieces)


Square - Dodecagon Square - Dodecagon

Square — Dodecagon (4 pieces)

The dissection is slideable.


Square - Tridecagon Square - Tridecagon

Square — Tridecagon (7 pieces)


Square - Tetradecagon Square - Tetradecagon

Square — Tetradecagon (5 pieces)


Square - Hexadecagon Square - Hexadecagon

Square — Hexadecagon (6 pieces)


Square - Octadecagon Square - Octadecagon

Square — Octadecagon (6 pieces)


Square - Icosagon Square - Icosagon

Square — Icosagon (7 pieces)


Square - Pentagram Square - Pentagram

Square — Pentagram (5 pieces)


Square - Hexagram Square - Hexagram

Square — Hexagram (4 pieces)

The dissection is translational and slideable.


Square - Heptagram Square - Heptagram

Square — Heptagram (7 pieces)


Square - Octagram Square - Octagram

Square — Octagram [8/2] (5 pieces)

This dissection was discovered by Greg Frederickson. This may well be the first hole dissection.


Square - Octagram Square - Octagram

Square — Octagram [8/3] (4 pieces)


Square - Enneagram Square - Enneagram

Square — Enneagram [9/3] (7 pieces with 2 turned over)


Square - Decagram Square - Decagram

Square — Decagram [10/2] (7 pieces)


Square - Decagram Square - Decagram
Square - Decagram Square - Decagram

Square — Decagram [10/3] (7 pieces)
Square — Decagram [10/3] (6 pieces with 2 turned over)


Square - Decagram Square - Decagram

Square — Decagram [10/4] (6 pieces)


Square - Dodecagram Square - Dodecagram

Square — Dodecagram [12/2] (6 pieces)


Square - Dodecagram Square - Dodecagram

Square — Dodecagram [12/5] (7 pieces)


Square - Greek Cross Square - Greek Cross

Square — Greek Cross (2 pieces)

The dissection is translational.


Square - Latin Cross Square - Latin Cross

Square — Latin Cross (3 pieces)