The following pictures show n pentagons packed inside a unit pentagon, so that the total sum of the sides of the small pentagons is as large as possible.
1.-2.
3.
4.
Σ s = 1
Trivial.
Σ s = 1.38672+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 1.70075+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
5.
6.
7.
Σ s = 1.93875+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 9–3√5 = 2.29179+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 2.42629+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
8.
9.
10.
Σ s = 2.56572+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 2.70998+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 2.85146+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
11.
12.
13.
Σ s = 3
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 3.14733+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 3.30108+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
14.
15.
16.
Σ s = 3.45203+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 3.59224+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 3.72987+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
17.
18.
19.
Σ s = 3.82697+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 3.93702+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 4.03601+
Found by Pedro Martins
in July 2026.
20.
21.
22.
Σ s = 4.12565+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in July 2026.
Σ s = 4.20635+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 4.32883+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
23.
24.
25.
Σ s = 4.41672+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 4.51805+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 4.63379+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
26.
27.
28.
Σ s = 4.71126+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 4.83299+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 4.94906+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
29.
30.
31.
Σ s = 5.03115+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.10215+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.17816+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
32.
33.
34.
Σ s = 5.26153+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.31552+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.41556+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
35.
36.
37.
Σ s = 5.45651+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.55377+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.60274+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
38.
39.
40.
Σ s = 5.68485+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.72120+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.82584+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
41.
42.
43.
Σ s = 5.92039+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 5.98979+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 6.08740+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
44.
45.
46.
Σ s = 6.14495+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 6.20711+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 6.29584+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
47.
48.
49.
Σ s = 6.36079+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 6.45021+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
Σ s = 6.47915+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.
50.
Σ s = 6.51774+
Found by Joost de Winter
in September 2026.