Three way dissections

Author : Gavin Theobald

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{3}-{4}-{5} Triangle - Square - Pentagon
{3}-{4}-{6} Triangle - Square - Hexagon
{3}-{4}-{8} Triangle - Square - Octagon
{3}-{4}-{12} Triangle - Square - Dodecagon
{3}-{4}-{5/2} Triangle - Square - Pentagram
{3}-{4}-{6/2} Triangle - Square - Hexagram
{3}-{4}-{8/2} Triangle - Square - Octagram
{3}-{4}-{12/2} Triangle - Square - Dodecagram
{3}-{5}-{6} Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagon
{3}-{5}-{6/2} Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagram
{3}-{6}-{8} Triangle - Hexagon - Octagon
{3}-{6}-{12} Triangle - Hexagon - Dodecagon
{3}-{6}-{6/2} Triangle - Hexagon - Hexagram
{3}-{8}-{6/2} Triangle - Octagon - Hexagram
{3}-{6/2}-{12/2}  Triangle - Hexagram - Dodecagram
 
{4}-{5}-{6} Square - Pentagon - Hexagon
{4}-{5}-{8} Square - Pentagon - Octagon
{4}-{5}-{12} Square - Pentagon - Dodecagon
{4}-{5}-{6/2} Square - Pentagon - Hexagram
{4}-{6}-{7} Square - Hexagon - Heptagon
{4}-{6}-{8} Square - Hexagon - Octagon
{4}-{6}-{12} Square - Hexagon - Dodecagon
{4}-{6}-{6/2} Square - Hexagon - Hexagram
{4}-{8}-{12} Square - Octagon - Dodecagon
{4}-{8}-{6/2} Square - Octagon - Hexagram
{4}-{12}-{6/2} Square - Dodecagon - Hexagram
 
{6}-{12}-{6/2} Hexagon - Dodecagon - Hexagram
{4}
10 {5}
9 12 {6} {3}
{7}
11 12 {8}
11 12 {12}
12 {5/2}
8 11 12 11 {6/2}
12 {8/2}
11 12 {12/2}
{5}
11,12 {6}
12 {7} {4}
12 10,11 {8}
12 11 11 {12}
{5/2}
12 10 11 12 {6/2}
{8/2}
{12/2}

There is a very large number of possible three way dissections that can be performed. To limit this number I have restricted myself to looking for three way dissections of the regular polygons and polygrams that can be solved in twelve or fewer pieces.


Triangle - Square - Pentagon

Triangle - Square - Pentagon (10 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Hexagon

Triangle - Square - Hexagon (9 pieces)

Discovered by Harry Lindgren (1964).


Triangle - Square - Octagon

Triangle - Square - Octagon (11 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Dodecagon

Triangle - Square - Dodecagon (11 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Pentagram

Triangle - Square - Pentagram (12 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Hexagram

Triangle - Square - Hexagram (8 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Octagram

Triangle - Square - Octagram (12 pieces)


Triangle - Square - Dodecagram

Triangle - Square - Dodecagram (11 pieces)


Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagon

Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagon (12 pieces)


Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagram

Triangle - Pentagon - Hexagram (11 pieces)


Triangle - Hexagon - Octagon

Triangle - Hexagon - Octagon (12 pieces)


Triangle - Hexagon - Dodecagon

Triangle - Hexagon - Dodecagon (11 pieces)


Triangle - Hexagon - Hexagram

Triangle - Hexagon - Hexagram (12 pieces)


Triangle - Octagon - Hexagram

Triangle - Octagon - Hexagram (11 pieces)


Triangle - Hexagram - Dodecagram

Triangle - Hexagram - Dodecagram (11 pieces)


Square - Pentagon - Hexagon

Square - Pentagon - Hexagon (12 pieces)

Square - Pentagon - Hexagon

Square - Pentagon - Hexagon (11 pieces with 2 turned over)


Square - Pentagon - Octagon

Square - Pentagon - Octagon (12 pieces)


Square - Pentagon - Dodecagon

Square - Pentagon - Dodecagon (12 pieces)

There is a small thin twelth piece that can just be seen at the top left of the dodecagon.


Square - Pentagon - Hexagram

Square - Pentagon - Hexagram (12 pieces)


Square - Hexagon - Heptagon

Square - Hexagon - Heptagon (12 pieces)


Square - Hexagon - Octagon

Square - Hexagon - Octagon (11 pieces)

Square - Hexagon - Octagon

Square - Hexagon - Octagon (10 pieces with 2 turned over)


Square - Hexagon - Dodecagon

Square - Hexagon - Dodecagon (11 pieces)


Square - Hexagon - Hexagram

Square - Hexagon - Hexagram (10 pieces)


Square - Octagon - Dodecagon

Square - Octagon - Dodecagon (11 pieces)


Square - Octagon - Hexagram

Square - Octagon - Hexagram (11 pieces)


Square - Dodecagon - Hexagram

Square - Dodecagon - Hexagram (12 pieces)


Hexagon - Dodecagon - Hexagram

Hexagon - Dodecagon - Hexagram (12 pieces)


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