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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0Would 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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0@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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0@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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0@TonyK It wouldn't as you mention. But it is possible that OP is lost somewhere even in such a case. – 2012-01-31