Squares in Squares
The article discusses various packings of unit squares within the smallest known square. It highlights the mathematical proofs and discoveries related to the side lengths of these squares. Additionally, it provides information on how to interact with the SVG representations of these packings.
- ▪The smallest known square can contain multiple unit squares, with various configurations documented.
- ▪Mathematical proofs for the side lengths of these squares have been established by several researchers over the years.
- ▪Users can interact with the SVG representations to explore different square packings.
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| Original publisher | Myphotos |
| Canonical URL | https://kingbird.myphotos.cc/packing/squares_in_squares.html |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 13:20:14 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-24T13:37:32.733Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-24T13:37:32.733Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | None |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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body { overflow-x: hidden; font-family: serif; } embed { pointer-events: none; } .svg-table { border-spacing: 1.333em 0; } .container { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } .box { width: 19.333em; margin: 1.47em; } .svg-box { height: 9.6667em; align: center; margin-bottom: 0.2em; } .katex { font-size: 1em; } .toggle { cursor: pointer; } .frame1 {display: inline;} .frame1.toggled {display: none; } .frames {display: none; } .frames.toggled {display: inline;} #svgEditToggle { font-size: medium; } Squares in Squares SVG, high-precision, and other updates by David Ellsworth based on original compiled by Erich Friedman The following pictures show $n$ unit squares packed inside the smallest known square (of side length $s$).
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