Squaring a Convex Polygon

This applet constructs a triangle with an area equal to the area of any convex polygon ABCDEF. The applet Squaring a Triangle shows how any triangle can be transformed to a square with an equal area. The combination of these two constructions shows how to square any convex polygon.

• Click on point F.
• Drag F to the right as far as it can go.
• Repeat these two steps three times, until the triangle is constructed.

To repeat the construction,  press the "Reset" button or click again on the vertex F of the triangle.

Author: Irina Boyadzhiev   The Ohio State University at Lima
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