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Circle Square (Posted on 2004-01-13)

In a square of side 4, I pack 4 circles of unit radius.

What's the largest circle I can fit into the center (such that it doesn't overlap the other circles)?

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largest circle that can fit is of radius = √2-1

Posted by Praneeth Yalavarthi on 2007-07-17 06:45:44

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