Problems

Can you cover a \(13 \times 13\) square using two types of blocks: \(2 \times 2\) squares and \(3 \times 3\) squares?

Cutting into four parts. Cut each of the figures below into four equal parts (you can cut along the sides and diagonals of cells).

Giuseppe has a sheet of plywood, measuring \(22 \times 15\). Giuseppe wants to cut out as many rectangular blocks of size \(3 \times 5\) as possible. How should he do it?

Fred and George had two square cakes. Each twin made two straight cuts on his cake from edge to edge. However, one ended up with three pieces, and the other with four. How could this be?

Cut a square into three pieces, from which you can construct a triangle with three acute angles and three different sides.

Cut the board shown in the figure into four congruent parts so that each of them contains three shaded cells. Where the shaded cells are placed in each part need not be the same.

Cut the figure (on the boundaries of cells) into three equal parts (the same in shape and size).

A rectangle is cut into several smaller rectangles, the perimeter of each of which is an integer number of meters. Is it true that the perimeter of the original rectangle is also an integer number of meters?

At the disposal of a tile layer there are 10 identical tiles, each of which consists of 4 squares and has the shape of the letter L (all tiles are oriented the same way). Can he make a rectangle with a size of \(5 \times 8\)? (The tiles can be rotated, but you cannot turn them over). For example, the figure shows the wrong solution: the shaded tile is incorrectly oriented.

Kai has a piece of ice in the shape of a “corner” (see the figure). The Snow Queen demanded that Kai cut it into four equal parts. How can he do this?