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Squares may be put into the other square
Source:
9/22/2010
Prove that the squares with sides
1
1
,
1
2
,
1
3
,
…
\frac{1}{1}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3},\ldots
1
1
,
2
1
,
3
1
,
…
may be put into the square with side
3
2
\frac{3}{2}
2
3
in such a way that no two of them have any interior point in common.
combinatorics
Squares
packing
combinatorial geometry
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