Saturday, 25 October 2014

geometry - Tiling rectangles with T pentomino plus rectangles


Inspired by Polyomino Z pentomino and rectangle packing into rectangle


Also in this series: Tiling rectangles with F pentomino plus rectangles


Tiling rectangles with N pentomino plus rectangles


Tiling rectangles with U pentomino plus rectangles


Tiling rectangles with V pentomino plus rectangles


Tiling rectangles with W pentomino plus rectangles


Tiling rectangles with X pentomino plus rectangles


The goal is to tile rectangles as small as possible with the T pentomino. Of course this is impossible, so we allow the addition of copies of a rectangle. For each rectangle $a\times b$, find the smallest area larger rectangle that copies of $a\times b$ plus at least one T-pentomino will tile. Examples shown, with the $1\times 1$ or the $1\times 2$, you can tile a $3\times 3$ as follows:



T plus 1x1 and 1x2


Now we don't need to consider $1\times 1$ or $1\times 2$ any longer as we have found the smallest rectangle tilable with copies of T plus copies of $1\times 1$ and $1\times 2$.


There are at least 10 more solutions. I tagged it 'computer-puzzle' but you can certainly work some of these out by hand. The larger ones might be a bit challenging.



Answer



I assume these are the remaining ones you found as well; for 2x3



a simple 7x5 = 35 one:

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for 2x2




a 10x8 = 80 one

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for 1x5:



11x10 = 110

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for 2x4:



14x22 = 308

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for 2x5:



12x15 = 180

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for 3x4:



18x19 = 342

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and finally a large one for 3x5




which uses the same central figure formed by the Ts as the 1x5.
28x40 = 1120

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