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To have the strip at its maximum height the figure looks like the following

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The circles are connected at the centers thanks to an equilateral triangle


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H is the following

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so the height is \(h=2\sqrt{3}\)


Adding to this the distances on top and at the bottom of the triangle


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we do have \(4+2\sqrt{3}\)

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Re: Suppose five circles, each 4 inches in diameter, are cut fro [#permalink]
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To have the strip at its maximum height the figure looks like the following

Attachment:
GRE circles.png


The circles are connected at the centers thanks to an equilateral triangle


Attachment:
GRE circles (2).png


H is the following

Attachment:
GRE circles (3).png


so the height is \(h=2\sqrt{3}\)


Adding to this the distances on top and at the bottom of the triangle


Attachment:
GRE circles (4).png


we do have \(4+2\sqrt{3}\)

B is the answer




How can you draw the maximum width without knowing the width? The max width cannot be known and thus the maximum number of circles too can’t be known.
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