Proofs of Existence and Optimality · Constructive Proofs of Existence

Lesson 9

Nikolai Chukhin · Alexander S. Kulikov

Yes, it can be cut into two parts (below we provide two ways). But it cannot be cut into three parts along the grid lines, as the figure consists of twenty cells, and twenty is not divisible by three. However, if cutting is not restricted to the grid lines, it can be cut into three parts.