Triangles in Pentagons

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


1.
           2.
           3.
s = cos(42°) / cos(18°)
s = .781+
Trivial.
 
s = √(6/(3+√5))
s = 1.070+
Trivial.
 
s = 1.143+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in August 2012.
 


4.
           5.
           6.
s = 1.199+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in July 2012.
 
s = 1 + 2sin(12°)/√3
s = 1.240+
Found by Erich Friedman
in March 2012.
s = 1.393+
Found by Dominik Kamp
in April 2026.


7.
           8.
           9.
s = 1.581+
Found by David W. Cantrell
in July 2012.
s = 1.659+
Found by Maurizio Morandi
in July 2012.
s = 1.767+
Found by Maurizio Morandi in July 2012.
Improved slightly by David W. Cantrell in August 2012.


10.
           11.
           12.
s = 1.815+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026.
s = 1.871+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026.
s = 1.973+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026.


13.
           14.
           15.
s = 2.017+
Found by Timo Berthold et al
in January 2026.
s = 2.088+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in April 2026.
s = 2.123+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026.


16.
           17.
           18.
s = 2.17596+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 2.23656+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 2.29381+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.


19.
           20.
           21.
s = 2.344+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026.
s = 2.43343+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 2.479+
Found by Ignacio Vallejo
in March 2026.


22.
           23.
           24.
s = 2.56734+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 2.61825+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 2.66641+
Found by Ian Watson
in April 2026.


25.
           26.
           27.
s = 2.71860+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 2.76864+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 2.81741+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.


28.
           29.
           30.
s = 2.86579+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 2.90026+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 2.95002+
Found by Joshua Wolk in September 2026.


31.
           32.
           33.
s = 2.98363+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.02686+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 3.06581+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


34.
           35.
           36.
s = 3.10991+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.14591+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 3.17447+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


37.
           38.
           39.
s = 3.21120+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 3.24848+
Found by Joshua Wolk in September 2026.
s = 3.29216+
Found by Beppe Björkland
in October 2026.


40.
           41.
           42.
s = 3.32605+
Found by Jake Loyd
in June 2026.
s = 3.36440+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.42199+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


43.
           44.
           45.
s = 3.46376+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.51156+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.51261+
Found by Emerson Connelly
in May 2026.


46.
           47.
           48.
s = 3.58961+
Found by Yanis Gomes
in October 2026.
s = 3.63266+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.66939+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.


49.
           50.
s = 3.70568+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.
s = 3.74157+
Found by Joshua Wolk
in September 2026.