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Can we cover a unit square with $\dfrac1k \times \dfrac1{k+1}$ rectangles, where $k \in \mathbb{N}$?

(Note that the areas sum to $1$ since $\displaystyle \sum_{k \in \mathbb{N}}\dfrac1{k(k+1)} = 1$)

Here is an MO thread discussing some of the progress on this problem.

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Can we cover a unit square with $\dfrac1k \times \dfrac1{k+1}$ rectangles, where $k \in \mathbb{N}$?

(Note that the areas sum to $1$ since $\displaystyle \sum_{k \in \mathbb{N}}\dfrac1{k(k+1)} = 1$)