Unsolved problems in geometry | Packing problems

Square packing in a square

Square packing in a square is a packing problem where the objective is to determine how many squares of side one (unit squares) can be packed into a square of side a. If a is an integer, the answer is a2, but the precise, or even asymptotic, amount of wasted space for non-integer a is an open question. (Wikipedia).

Square packing in a square
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