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Tiling with rectangles

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A tiling with rectangles is a tiling which uses rectangles as its parts.

Tilings with non-congruent rectangles

The smallest square that can be cut into (m x n) rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 11 x 11 square, and the tiling uses five rectangles1.
The smallest rectangle that can be cut into (m x n) rectangles, such that all m and n are different integers, is the 9 x 13 rectangle, and the tiling uses five rectangles1.

See also

tiling, tiling puzzle

Reference

  1. Journal of Recreational Mathematics, 28:1, p.64.