The following pictures show n circles packed inside a unit pentagon, so that the total sum of the radii of the circles is as large as possible.
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Σ r = cot(π/5)/2 = .68819+
Trivial.
Σ r = .76085+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 1.03457+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ r = 1.25099+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 5/(2tan(π/5)+2) = 1.44798+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = (4+csc(π/5))/(2tan(π/5)+2) = 1.65107+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ r = 1.74099+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 1.85250+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 1.95668+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ r = 2.06920+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.20261+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.29901+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ r = 2.40969+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.51439+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.61271+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
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Σ r = 2.72429+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.78356+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 2.85730+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ r = 2.93757+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 3.01869+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ r = 3.08715+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 3.16566+
Found by Aaden Abraham
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.24734+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.32758+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 3.39164+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.47663+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.53987+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 3.61027+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.68134+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.74588+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 3.81681+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.86196+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 3.91731+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 3.97647+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.03575+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.09469+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 4.14946+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.21143+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.26611+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 4.32634+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.38705+
Found by Aaden Abraham
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.44142+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 4.49633+
Found by Richard Wang
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.55427+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.60620+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 4.66314+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.71466+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.76452+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.
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Σ r = 4.81492+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
Σ r = 4.86154+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in October 2026.