The largest small hexagon
- Published in 1975
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The problem of determining the largest area a plane hexagon of unit diameter can have, raised some 20 years ago by H. Lenz, is settled. It is shown that such a hexagon is unique and has an area exceeding that of a regular hexagon of unit diameter by about 4%.
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- Thelargestsmallhexagon
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- 2018-09-22
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- 1975-09-30
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@article{Thelargestsmallhexagon, key = {Thelargestsmallhexagon}, type = {article}, title = {The largest small hexagon}, author = {R. L. Graham}, abstract = {The problem of determining the largest area a plane hexagon of unit diameter can have, raised some 20 years ago by H. Lenz, is settled. It is shown that such a hexagon is unique and has an area exceeding that of a regular hexagon of unit diameter by about 4{\%}.}, comment = {}, date_added = {2018-09-22}, date_published = {1975-09-30}, urls = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0097316575900047}, collections = {Attention-grabbing titles,Easily explained,Geometry,Fun maths facts}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0097316575900047}, year = 1975, urldate = {2018-09-22} }