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Unit square overlap I (Posted on 2023-05-12)

The overlap of two unit squares is a rectangle with area 1/16.

Find the minimum distance between their centers.

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(In reply to numeric solution by Charlie)

Typing 0.9354143466935 into Wolfram Alpha indicates it is probably sqrt(7/2)/2≈0.93541434669348534.

I'd refer to that as sqrt(7/8).

Posted by Charlie on 2023-05-12 14:32:35

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