Answer :
The
piece of tapestry had to be cut along the
lines into three
pieces so
as to fit together and form a perfect square, with the
pattern properly
matched.
It
was also stipulated in effect that one of the three pieces
must be as small as possible.
The
illustration shows how to make the
cuts
and how to put the pieces together, while one of the pieces contains
only
twelve of the little squares.
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