Maximum Fence Area

Consider the problem of enclosing the largest total area with n fences of length 1. The ends of all fences must lie on another fence, and the fences may not cross. The areas of all fields enclosed must be no larger than 1. The best known configurations are shown below, with area A.


3.

A = √3/4 = .43301+
Trivial.
  4.

A = 1
Trivial.
  5.

A = 1
Trivial.
  6.

A = 1.47585+
Found by Antoine Lagache
in August 2026.


7.

A = 2
Trivial.
  8.

A = 2.10306+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in August 2026.
  9.

A = 2.63630+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in August 2026.


10.

A = 3.04687+
Found by Lu ZeShen
in September 2026.
   11.

A = 3.53721+
Found by Teodor Tohanean
in August 2026.
  12.

A = 4
Trivial.


13.

A = 4.16199+
Found by Bram Cohen
in September 2026.
  14.

A = 4.74494+
Found by Luna
in August 2026.
  15.

A = 5.06345+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


16.

A = 5.53706+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in August 2026.
  17.

A = 6.01086+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  18.

A = 6.24791+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


19.

A = 6.87498+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in August 2026.
  20.

A = 7.14732+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  21.

A = 7.72489+
Found by Luna
in August 2026.


22.

A = 8.07384+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  23.

A = 8.53463+
Found by Luna
in August 2026.
  24.

A = 9.02394+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


25.

A = 9.30077+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  26.

A = 9.89324+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  27.

A = 10.16136+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


28.

A = 10.73270+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  29.

A = 11.08218+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in August 2026.
  30.

A = 11.53492+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


31.

A = 12.03575+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  32.

A = 12.43064+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  33.

A = 13.01887+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


34.

A = 13.28913+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  35.

A = 13.90296+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  36.

A = 14.18217+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


37.

A = 14.76529+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  38.

A = 15.08152+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  39.

A = 15.53725+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


40.

A = 16.04172+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  41.

A = 16.44841+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  42.

A = 17.02275+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


43.

A = 17.34095+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  44.

A = 17.91952+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  45.

A = 18.17998+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


46.

A = 18.82057+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  47.

A = 19.15056+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  48.

A = 19.75072+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.


49.

A = 20.07383+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.
  50.

A = 20.55829+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in September 2026.