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Recreational mathematics or puzzles with serious mathematical content. Note that math contest problems are generally considered off-topic.

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Dissecting using a ruler and compass

In fact the solution shown by Wolfram Mathworld is a constructible five-piece solution, presumably Lindgren's. Let each side of the hexagon be one unit, and label the hexagon $ABCDEF$ with $A$ at the …
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