TimeSpaceLightForce Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Nine pool balls and cue ball with 2" diameter are in a square box where all balls touches the bottom of the box. What is the smallest NxN box ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Welcome back TSLF. Nice puzzle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Spoiler 6.747" (?) Edited April 22, 2018 by rocdocmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 rocdocmac Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 Spoiler 6.74744" x 6.74744" ~ 45.528"^2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimeSpaceLightForce Posted April 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 @bonanova- good to see you again..thanx @rocdocmac- yes. its a bit smaller than my cad solution.. But i think your circles layout is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted April 23, 2018 Report Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) A picture ... Edited April 23, 2018 by rocdocmac Rewording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimeSpaceLightForce Posted April 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Spoiler lower entropy with more space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rocdocmac Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 Looks neater and much better ordered. Only slightly more than 1 % increase in space! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nine pool balls and cue ball with 2" diameter are in a square box where all balls touches the bottom of the box.
What is the smallest NxN box ?
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