The following pictures show n equilateral triangles packed inside a unit square, so that the total sum of the sides of the triangles is as large as possible.
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Σ s = √6–√2 = 1.03527+
Trivial.
Σ s = 2√6/3 = 1.63299+
Trivial.
A continuum of solutions.
Σ s = 2.09499+
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in June 2026.
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Σ s = 6–2√3 = 2.53590+
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Σ s = 2.85406+
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Σ s = 3.19936+
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Σ s = 3.51037+
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Σ s = 3.84531+
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Σ s = 4.06910+
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Σ s = 4.27964+
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Σ s = 4.54529+
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Σ s = 4.77454+
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Σ s = 5.03476+
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Σ s = 5.27330+
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Σ s = 5.42874+
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Σ s = 5.65499+
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Σ s = 5.81278+
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Σ s = 6.03574+
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Σ s = 6.21461+
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Σ s = 6.34299+
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in June 2026.