Combinatorial Mathematics pp 174-183 | Cite as
Brick packing
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Abstract
Under certain circumstances it is possible to fit rectangles of size m × n into a larger rectangle of size p × q so that they fit exactly. When this is not the case the minimum wastage should be determined. A number of results are in the literature. We discuss the case where m=2. The terms n, p, q are, of course, natural numbers.
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