Conway and Soifer tried to set a record for least number of words in a mathematical paper. I've reproduced it here in its entirety.
Can n2 + 1 unit equilateral triangles cover an equilateral triangle of side > n, say n + ε?
John H. Conway & Alexander Soifer
Princeton University, Mathematics
Fine Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
[email protected] [email protected]
n2 + 2 can:
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