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A geometric packing puzzle in which a number of shapes have to be assembled into a larger shape, generally without overlaps or gaps.

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Is there an efficient algorithm for solving tiling puzzles?

As an example of the type of problem, consider Stewart Coffin's Cruiser puzzle: Let R be a 48 × 31 rectangle. Let T be a 30°-60°-90° triangle with hypotenuse 34.565 (so legs are 17.2825 and 29.9 …
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