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I have three identical, vertical, cylindrical tanks each with a diameter of 1040mm. They need to be crated. What is the minumum internal area of the rectangular crate required ?

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    Would you like to put all the three in one crate, or each crate will be put in a different crate?2012-01-31
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    @Kannappan: It seems pretty clear to me that all three are to go in one crate. The question wouldn't make much sense otherwise.2012-01-31
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    @Mike: Your question is needlessly complicated. Vertical tanks? 1040mm? What you want to know is, what is the smallest rectangle that can contain three non-intersecting disks of radius 1?2012-01-31
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    @TonyK It wouldn't as you mention. But it is possible that OP is lost somewhere even in such a case.2012-01-31

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