Close-packing

Let's give away some balls.

05/04/2013

Organizers of Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup want to give away some official balls.

We face a close-packing problem in order to know if we can fill Maracana stadium with enough balls to satisfy the Championship organizers' wishes.

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The Fermat point

Mesut Özil and the Fermat point.

23/01/2013

Mourinho is considering where to place Mesut Özil to counter more effectively the FC Barcelona players...

Thus, through the tactics of a football team, we study one of the notable points of the triangle, lesser known but with many practical applications: the Fermat point.

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