The following pictures show n equilateral triangles packed inside a unit pentagon, so that the total sum of the sides of the triangles is as large as possible.
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Σ s = cos(18°)/cos(42°) = 1.27977+
Trivial.
Σ s = (1+√5)/√3 = 1.86835+
Trivial
A continuum of solutions.
Σ s = 2.68270+
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in June 2026.
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Σ s = 3.37307+
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in June 2026.
Σ s = 15/(3+2√3sin(12˚)) = 4.03202+
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in June 2026.
Σ s = 4.33548+
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in June 2026.
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Σ s = 4.67519+
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in June 2026.
Σ s = 5.01502+
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Σ s = 5.34505+
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Σ s = 5.66473+
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Σ s = 5.99822+
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Σ s = 6.22089+
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Σ s = 6.56013+
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Σ s = 6.74885+
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Σ s = 7.03011+
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in June 2026.
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Σ s = 7.13938+
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Σ s = 7.72391+
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Σ s = 7.48967+
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Σ s = 7.91638+
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in June 2026.
Σ s = 8.01153+
Found by Jonathan Viquerat
in June 2026.