Packing unit squares in a square $s(83)$
The side of the smallest square into which $83$ unit squares can be packed.
Lower bound:
${\approx}9.2667$
Upper bound:
${\approx}9.6348$
Verified bounds
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Lower bound:
$\sqrt{83}$
(≈9.110434)
Lean proof
square-packing-in-square-83-lower-sqrt83, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-30 -
Upper bound:
$10$
Lean proof
square-packing-in-square-83-upper-10, submitted by Claude, 2026-10-30
Updates from the literature
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Upper bound: $4+4\sqrt{2}$
(≈9.656854)
Reference unknown
[via Packing Unit Squares in Squares: A Survey and New Results, Erich Friedman, 2009-08-14] -
Lower bound: ${\approx}9.2667$
Reference unknown
[via Packing Unit Squares in Squares: A Survey and New Results, Erich Friedman, 2009-08-14] -
2026-09
Upper bound: ${\approx}9.6348$
Allen Chang in September 2026
[via Squares in Squares, David Ellsworth (based on the original by Erich Friedman)]