Squares in L's

The following pictures show n unit squares packed inside the smallest known L (of long side s).


1.-3.
           4.-5.
           6.
s = 2
Trivial.
s = 3
Trivial.
s = (5√2 + 4) / 3 = 3.690+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in June 2005.


7.
           8.-12.
           13.
s = √2 + 5/2 = 3.914+
Found by Erich Friedman
in June 2005.
s = 4
Trivial.
s = 2 + 2√2 = 4.828+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in October 2008.


14.
           15.-16.
           17.
s = 4.98674+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.
s = 5
Trivial.
s = 4/3 + 3√2 = 5.575+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in October 2008.


18.
           19.
           20.
s = (2√2 + 14) / 3 = 5.609+
Found by Erich Friedman
in June 2005.
s = 5.79105+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 5.937+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.


21.-27.
           28.
           29.
s = 6
Trivial.
s = 6 + √2/2 = 6.707+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in September 2015.
s = 6.840+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in September 2015.


30.
           31.-33.
           34.
s = 6.98539+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 7
Trivial.
s = 7.50936+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


35.
           36.
           37.
s = 7.55572+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 7.63878+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 7.74697+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


38.
           39.
           40.-48.
s = 7.82078+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 7.95442+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 8
Trivial.


49.
           50.
s = 8.65515+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 8.80640+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.