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we had as much time as we needed. it was a part of a college application I did. So yes, we were allowed to use a computer.

A few months ago during college apps I came across the following question: a man has twenty-four 6" x 6" metal squares. he wants to lay them out on his desk so that he can cover as large a circular area as possible. how should he arrange the tiles? (note that the tiles will not form a circle...