‘Scissors congruence,’ an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research

In math class, you probably learned how to compute the area of lots of different shapes by memorizing algebraic formulas. Remember “base x height” for rectangles and “Ā½ base x height” for triangles? Or “šœ‹ x radiusĀ²” for circles?

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