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5 circles in a hexagon. (Posted on 2018-11-25) Difficulty: 5 of 5
Pack five unit circles in the smallest regular hexagon possible.

The exact solution for the smallest possible side length of the hexagon is given by the largest real root of a fourth degree polynomial:

P(x)=ax4+b√(3)x3+cx2+d√(3)x+e

Where a,b,c,d,e are integers. Find them.

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  Subject Author Date
re(4): solnSteven Lord2018-12-01 10:42:51
re(3): solnJer2018-11-30 18:23:58
re(2): solnSteven Lord2018-11-29 19:02:31
re: solnJer2018-11-29 15:44:58
solnSteven Lord2018-11-29 11:55:22
re(3): Picturing it.....xdog2018-11-26 08:33:12
re(2): Picturing it.....Jer2018-11-25 17:56:48
re: Picturing it.....xdog2018-11-25 12:56:51
Picturing it.....Steven Lord2018-11-25 10:56:17
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