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Covering a Square (Posted on 2016-06-24)

Can a square having a side length of 2.1 be completely covered by seven squares each having a side length of 1?
What is the longest possible side length of the square satisfying the given conditions?

Provide adequate reasoning for your answer.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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Subject	Author	Date
re: One arrangment	Jer	2016-06-24 12:11:28
One arrangment	Brian Smith	2016-06-24 11:03:33

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