Vertex polygons (Q1950966)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6167075
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Vertex polygons
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6167075

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    Vertex polygons (English)
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    28 May 2013
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    Given an \(m\)-sided polygon, a vertex \(n\)-gon is an \(n\)-sided polygon formed using \(n\) vertices of the \(m\)-sided polygon. An equal-\(n\)-gon polygon is a polygon, for which all vertex \(n\)-gons have the same non-zero area. The definitions are generalizations of vertex triangles and equal-area polygons introduced by \textit{G. Harel} and \textit{J. M. Rabin} [Am. Math. Mon. 110, No. 7, 606--619 (2003; Zbl 1046.51008)]. The author proves a result that gives necessary conditions for an equal-area hexagon to be also equal-quadrilateral. Furthermore, a method to construct equal-quadrilateral hexagons is given and extended to equal-\((n+1)\)-gon polygons.
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    vertex polygons
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    vertex triangles
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    vertex quadrilaterals
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    equal-\(n\)-gon polygon
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    equal-area hexagon
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    equal-quadrilateral hexagons
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