What is the most efficient way to cover a square area of approximately 1.2 metres to a side using metrically sized pieces of paper? Ideally, there should be no need to cut sheets and as little overlap as possible. Using a few A2 sheets is preferable to having to use dozens of little A8 or A9 pieces.
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In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
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They have a formula:
For An:
Width [m]: 2^(-1/4−n/2)
Height [m]: 2^(1/4−n/2)
I want a height of 1.2m (I can trim off the long edge).
1.2 = 2^(1/4−n/2)
n= -0.0260688
Now, I just need to have a custom sheet made to that metric size dimensions.
What is the purpose here? Are you wrapping a precisely sized gift? Perhaps concealing a very small covert facility from spy satellites?
In the latter case, you probably want something more waterproof than paper.