Tilings of an Isosceles Triangle
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Publication:6233573
arXiv1206.1974MaRDI QIDQ6233573FDOQ6233573
Authors: Michael Beeson 
Publication date: 9 June 2012
Abstract: An N-tiling of triangle ABC by triangle T is a way of writing ABC as a union of N triangles congruent to T, overlapping only at their boundaries. The triangle T is the "tile". The tile may or may not be similar to ABC. In this paper we study the case of isosceles (but not equilateral) ABC. We study three possible forms of the tile: right-angled, or with one angle double another, or with a 120 degree angle. In the case of a right-angled tile, we give a complete characterization of the tilings, for N even, and prove that N must be even. In the latter two cases we prove the ratios of the sides of the tile are rational, and give a necessary condition for the existence of an N-tiling. For the case when the tile has one angle double another, we prove N cannot be prime or even squarefree.
Polyhedra and polytopes; regular figures, division of spaces (51M20) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04)
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