Abstract
Let n be an odd number greater than 1. We slice a circular pizza into 2n slices, making cuts from a noncentral interior point of the circle.We estimate the difference between the total area of the even numbered slices and the total area of the odd numbered slices.
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Gluck, D. A Fourier approach to pizza inequity. Arch. Math. 119, 381–387 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-022-01779-1
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