Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem

Re:Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem by lordnacho on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @04:36PM (#14747830)

I love how there's a mix of simple things like why you can't tile things with more than 6 edges and really complex things like what the headline is about.

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Re:Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem by vanattab on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @08:47PM (#14749303)

For those that don't see why it's so simple.

https://plus.maths.org/content/trouble-five

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Re:Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem by plopilop on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @08:57AM (#14752081)

Unless I'm wrong, the link you gave only speaks about impossibility for regular convex polygons, whereas the original links deals with the more general impossibility for any convex polygon with more than 6 sides.

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Re:Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem by obmelvin on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @09:57AM (#14752529)

I believe he links it for a bit of general background, but it is older so naturally it wouldn't include the latest finding

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Re:Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem by pavel_lishin on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @09:32PM (#14749516)

I loved that part. As soon as I read that you can't tile a plane with septagons, I wondered why - and scrolled down to see the answer.

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