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(1)
The smallest number of circles
Source: Baltic way 2005/13
11/8/2005
What the smallest number of circles of radius
2
\sqrt{2}
2
that are needed to cover a rectangle
(
a
)
(a)
(
a
)
of size
6
×
3
6\times 3
6
×
3
?
(
b
)
(b)
(
b
)
of size
5
×
3
5\times 3
5
×
3
?
geometry
rectangle
analytic geometry
geometry proposed