The following pictures show n squares packed inside a unit pentagon, so that the total sum of the sides of the squares is as large as possible.
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Σ s = cos(18°)/cos(27°) = 1.06740+
Trivial.
Σ s = 1.39526+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 1.79081+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ s = 2.20338+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 2.56933+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 2.86825+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ s = 3.07742+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 3.31577+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 3.52833+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ s = 3.74075+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 4.00392+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 4.17341+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
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Σ s = 4.35536+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 4.56549+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 4.73109+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 4.89463+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
Σ s = 5.03536+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 5.19698+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 5.34959+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
Σ s = 5.50807+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 5.65838+
Found by Joost de Winter
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 5.79874+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 5.94778+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 6.09678+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 6.21868+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 6.37341+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 6.47887+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 6.60211+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 6.71853+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 6.83513+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 6.95721+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.07159+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.19079+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 7.30985+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.42153+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.53121+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 7.63824+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.75495+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 7.86272+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 7.97536+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.07341+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.17395+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 8.27286+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.37135+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.46541+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 8.56616+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.66093+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.75546+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
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Σ s = 8.84770+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.
Σ s = 8.94098+
Found by Pedro Martins
in October 2026.