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4 cents (Posted on 2014-09-12)

Place four pennies on a table such that each touches at least one other.

For what arrangement will the area of the convex hull of this shape be maximized?

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re: Close, but no cigar

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(In reply to Close, but no cigar by Steve Herman)

That is close! My conjecture might be false - a generalized Y pattern may be better than my circular arc. It is just a matter of how fast each patter's hull grows as the number of coins increases.

Posted by Brian Smith on 2016-02-01 11:33:59

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