From a 17 x 17 sqaure a 16 x 16 square is cut. The L-shaped corridor remaining is an example of a gnomon.This question asks you to examine ways in which this gnomon can be cut into pieces that can then be reassembled to form squares. The several cuts are to be of length 1 perpendicular to the sides of the gnomon. The pieces are to have integer side-lengths.
Two ways of assembling pieces to make squares are the same if the pieces forming one square can be paired off with the pieces forming the other and paired pieces can be superimposed on one another.
Find all ways of answering this question.
So far I have found out that the gnomon is 33 squared.
I have tried to solve this problem in many ways but I am yrt to exceed. I will keep trying to solve this problem.