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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Any other configurations results in a larger enclosed square. This is the most optimal way to pack 17 squares that we’ve found

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Source?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Try this page if you want to read more about it:

    https://erich-friedman.github.io/papers/squares/squares.html

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Thank you, that's very helpful - unlike cretins downvoting me for asking a question.

    Upvoted.

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