Breaking Chocolate Bars Assume you have a chocolate bar consisting, as usual, of a number of squares arranged in a rectangular pattern. Your task is to split the bar into small squares (always breaking along the lines between the squares) with a minimum number of breaks. How many will it take? The purpose of the simulation below is to help you come up with the right answer. Click where you want to split the bar. This applet requires Sun's Java VM 2 which your browser may perceive as a popup. Which it is not. If you want to see the applet work, visit Sun's website at http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp, download and install Java VM and enjoy the applet. Buy this applet What if applet does not run? Explanation Copyright © 1996-2008 Alexander Bogomolny

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