Squares in Hexagons

The following pictures show n unit squares packed inside the smallest known hexagon (with side s).


1.
           2.
           3.
s = (3+√3)/6 = 0.778+
Trivial.
 
s = 2/√3 = 1.154+
Trivial.
 
s = (1+√3)/2 = 1.366+
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in March 2026.


4.
           5.
           6.
s = 2/31/4 = 1.519+
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s = √3 = 1.732+
Trivial.
 
s = 1.821+
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in March 2026.


7.
           8.
           9.
s = (√2)31/4 = 1.861+
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s = 1+2/√3 = 2.154+
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s = (3+10√3)/9 = 2.257+
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10.
           11.
           12.
s = 4/√3 = 2.309+
Trivial.
 
s = 2.417+
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in March 2026.
s = 1+5√3/6 = 2.443+
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in March 2026.