There are #77# right-angled blocks of dimensions #3xx3xx1#. Is it possible to place all these blocks in a closed rectangular block of dimensions #7xx9xx11#?
1 Answer
Nov 11, 2016
No.
Explanation:
Call a
Consider a
Each
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Not at all. In which case it contributes
#0# cells. -
Edgewise. In which case it contributes
#3# cells. -
Full. In which case it contributes
#9# cells.
In any of these three cases, the number of cells in the slice contributed by each
In order to fill the slice, we need