Slices of Pie

If you have a circle and you are only given 3 lines to divide it in 7 pieces, how can you accomplish this task?

21 Comments

  1. isaac on February 27, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    [[I have removed your comment — please email me at [email protected] — I prefer not to post solutions as that ruins other people’s fun]]



  2. Steven Miller on October 7, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    your email isn’t working
    email me: sjm1 AT williams.edu



  3. leslie on October 7, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    can you send me the answer via facebook today ? i just need it for my project thank you 🙂



  4. Steven Miller on July 9, 2012 at 2:23 am

    yes: email sjm1 AT williams.edu



  5. Amel Okicic on July 8, 2012 at 4:56 am

    Can i send you solutions ?



  6. Steven Miller on June 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Alex Irby: your solns are correct but I don’t want to post solns. If you want to chat about problems please email me at sjm1 AT williams.edu



  7. Steven Miller on April 2, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    almost — you need just a little more text to clarify



  8. E on April 2, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Draw three lines that intersect with each other at different points, all of which are chords.



  9. Steven Miller on March 9, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    sure //s



  10. Zach on March 9, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Would you be able to email the answer to this one? Think I got it…



  11. Steven Miller on February 23, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    Based on geometry, not funny. In some sense, ‘many’ configurations of the 3 lines should work….



  12. Anonymous on February 23, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    is it funny or based on geometry



  13. Steven Miller on January 18, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    sure



  14. khz on January 18, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    can you email me the answer for this one?



  15. Steven Miller on December 15, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    I’ll email you.



  16. stephanie on December 15, 2011 at 1:15 am

    how?



  17. Steven Miller on October 9, 2011 at 1:51 am

    they don’t all have to be diameters.



  18. ME on October 8, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    This is pretty obvious, just open up paint if you have trouble visualizing it. I don’t think all of the lines have to be diameters.



  19. Steven Miller on October 3, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Email me at [email protected] for hints/solns



  20. Anonymous on October 3, 2011 at 7:16 am

    where are the answers buddy..??



  21. Megan on August 17, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Do the pieces have to be equal?



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