Pentomone

Pentominoes are a popular form of puzzle in which the player must arrange a set of pieces to fill a specified area. The name "pentomino" comes from the Greek words "pente" meaning five and "mino" meaning part, as each piece is made up of five squares.

History[edit | edit source]

The concept of pentominoes was first introduced by American mathematician Solomon W. Golomb in 1953. Since then, pentominoes have been used in a variety of mathematical and recreational contexts, including board games, computer games, and mathematical research.

Description[edit | edit source]

A pentomino is a plane geometric figure formed by joining five equal squares edge to edge. There are 12 different free pentominoes, meaning the shapes that can be made by five squares connected edge-to-edge, when rotations and reflections are not considered distinct.

Applications[edit | edit source]

Pentominoes have been used in a variety of applications, from recreational to educational. They are often used in mathematics education to teach concepts such as geometry, spatial reasoning, and problem solving. In addition, they have been used in the design of computer algorithms and in the study of combinatorial mathematics.

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