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Eight Hexominos plus a Tetromino (Posted on 2016-09-17)

Eight copies of the hexomino below can be placed in a 7x8 rectangle. Find a packing which allows a tetromino to also be placed in the rectangle.

+--+--+--+
|  |  |  |
+--+--+--+--+
|  |  |  |  |
+--+  +--+--+

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While trying to solve the given problem I found two other interesting configurations for the heximnos.

1. The 8 unused spaces do not touch (even at corners)

2. There is room for a tromino but not a tetromino.

Posted by Jer on 2016-09-18 14:20:16

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