Squares in Pentagons

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

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s = cos(27°) / cos(18°)
s = .936+
Trivial.
  		s = 4√(1–2/√5)+√5–2
s = 1.535+
Found by Erich Friedman
in March 2012. 		s = 1.695+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.
 

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s = 1.861+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in July 2012.
  		s = 1 + cos(18°)
s = 1.951+
Found by Erich Friedman
in March 2012. 		s = 6√(1–2/√5)+√5–2
s = 2.185+
Found by Erich Friedman
in March 2012.

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s = 6√(1–2/√5)+2√5–4
s = 2.421+
Found by Erich Friedman
in July 2012. 		s = 2.565+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.
  		s = 2.693+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026.
 

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s = 2.793+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026. 		s = 2.890+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026. 		s = 2.969+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026.

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s = 2√(1–2/√5)+2√5–2
s = 3.121+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012. 		s = 3.187+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.
  		s = (√(125–38√5)+8–2√5)/3
s = 3.284+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.

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s = 3.480+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026. 		s = 3.541+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026. 		s = 3.626+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026.

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s = 3.710+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026. 		s = 3.802+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026. 		s = 3.864+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in April 2026.

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s = 3.937+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in April 2026. 		s = 4.002+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in April 2026. 		s = 4.107+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in April 2026.