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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Unless I’m wrong, it’s not the most efficient use of space but if you impose the square shape restriction, it is.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's what he said. Pack 17 squares into a square

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My point was that it doesn’t break my brain at all when considering there’s an artificial constraint that affects efficiency and there’s just not going to be a perfect solution for every number of squares when you consider the problem for more than just 17 squares

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