In this study, the question whether any convex polygon can be divided using an orthogonal grid into right-angled triangles is answered in the negative. Moreover, it is demonstrated that there exists a convex pentagon which cannot be even approximated by divisible pentagons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)334-339
Number of pages6
JournalVestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics
Volume49
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016

    Research areas

  • division of polygonal domains, rectangular grid, triangulation of plane domains

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)

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