January 5, 2016

Problem of the Week

for Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Below you see the 17 by 17 square. Tile this square with smaller squares of various sizes. Your tiling must include all of the little squares and none of your square tiles may overlap with any other. The challenge is to find a tiling composed of more than one but less than fifteen squares. Show your tiling and count the number of squares that it has.

Winners of the square challenge