Cut the Polygon Puzzle - the solution will make you smile


Source: FunctionSpace.org

Problem: Given the polygons P and Q as shown in the grid below, cut P into two polygons P1 and P2 such that, when pasted together differently, they form Q.




Update ( 21 June 2014 ) :
Solution by Varun and Adwait in comments!

Comments

  1. Danial4:55 PM, May 09, 2014

    I worked backwards, trying to split the rectangle.
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/83216089/asol2/cse-blog-pplygon-puzzle.png

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    1. Akshay5:19 PM, May 28, 2014

      thanks for sharing :)

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    2. Pratik Poddar4:12 AM, June 21, 2014

      Thanks

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    3. Unknown4:48 PM, May 26, 2018

      That link is broken. Can you please provide a fresh one? Thanks :)

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    4. Danial9:02 PM, June 18, 2018

      https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbqkf7g9o6rd3pw/cse-blog-polygon-puzzle.png?dl=0

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  2. Unknown5:35 PM, May 10, 2014

    http://imgur.com/KjGY1jo

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  3. Unknown9:45 AM, November 24, 2018

    Pl resend the link as both links are broken

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