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+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in March 2026.


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


7.
           8.
           9.
s = (√2)31/4 = 1.861+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in March 2026.
s = 2.15378+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 1/2+√3 = 2.23205+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in April 2026.


10.
           11.
           12.
s = 4/√3 = 2.309+
Trivial.
 
s = 2.40944+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in April 2026.
s = 1+5√3/6 = 2.443+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in March 2026.


13.
           14.
           15.
s = 2.572+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in April 2026.
s = 2.62126+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in April 2026.
s = 2.75364+
Found by Grant Mowry
in May 2026.


16.
           17.
           18.
s = 2.82004+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 5/√3 = 2.88675+
Trivial.
 
s = 2.92111+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.


19.
           20.
           21.
s = 2.93511+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 3.16123+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = (23+11√3)/13 = 3.23481+
Found by Spencer Leach
in May 2026.


22.
           23.
           24.
s = 3.31573+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 3.36437+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 3.41524+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.


25.
           26.
           27.
s = 2√3 = 3.46410+
Trivial.
 
s = 3.4939927+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = (9+7√3)/6 = 3.52072+
Found by Erich Friedman
in April 2026.


28.
           29.
           30.
s = 3.62565+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 3.66437+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.
s = 3.69554+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.


31.
           32.
           33.
s = 3.78410+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.
s = 3.84795+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.
s = 3.88897+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.


34.
           35.
           36.
s = 3.92704+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.
s = 3.99833+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.
s = 2+7√3/6 = 4.02072+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in May 2026.


37.
           38.
           39.
s = 7/√3 = 4.04145+
Trivial.
 
s = 4.18476+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.
s = 4.25744+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.


40.
s = 4.31157+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in April 2026.