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Tatami Tiling (Posted on 2016-03-29)

A tatami tiling is a tiling of 1x1 squares and 1x2 rectangles such that no four tiles meet at any point.

Find a tatami tiling of a 5x5 square such that there are five 1x1 tiles, five horizontal 1x2 tiles, and five vertical 2x1 tiles.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

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A different solution.

Comment 2 of 2 |

SHHVS

HHVVS

SVVHH

VVHHV

VHHSV

sorry but I'm using my phone. Note the two squares touching.

I like this puzzle so much I'm making it with my schools 3D printer. Peices will have corners that exclude 4 at a corner and have ridges that force H or V.

I have an excuse. I'm in bed with the flu. My solution is the same as Charlie's. It's just a reflection.

Edited on March 29, 2016, 7:26 pm

Posted by Jer on 2016-03-29 19:23:21

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