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Row of towers (Posted on 2024-02-23)

An assemblage of unit squares is in the form of n towers with heights 1,2,...,n forming a polyomino.

Here are two possible examples for n=4:

Find a formula for the largest possible perimeter of such a polyomino.

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The required formula is:

ceil((n^2+6*n)/2)

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-02-23 21:23:16

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