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Just one more square bro (mander.xyz)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 31 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

For 25 squares of size 1x1 you'd need a square of size 5x5. The square into which 17 1x1 squares fit is smaller than 5x5, so you can't fit 25 squares into it.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago

    Do I need to tap the sign?

    You raised the packing coefficient by ⅝ to squeeze one extra square in with all that wasted space, so don't argue that 25 squares has a packing coefficient of 5. Another ⅜ will get you an extra 8 squares, and no wasted space.

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