Mark Beever

Thanks guys, There are some really interesting thoughts there. Due to pressure of time I took a similar method to that suggested by Pat, and adjusted the circumference until the 'bricks' fitted together. I love challenges like this, and it's really interesting how many different solutions there can be to one problem. Thanks for all your input, very much appreciated! Mark

I need to arrange 14 objects in a circle (around a circumference). Imagine a circular shaft built of bricks, with the long sides of each brick forming a circular wall, each brick will touch the next one at the corners of it's inside edge (like a perfect circlular necklace of bricks touching with as even angles as possible). For kicks, I have bricks of different sizes, which makes this process more challenging. There are three sizes of brick, intermingled in a special order (there is no repeat to the order). As this isn't a straight repeat of one object, and the objects are of a specific dimension how do I arrange them so that: a) the three different sized bricks are in the order I want them over the 14 spaces which i require. b) the perfect circumference is effectively retro-engineered to enable each of the three different lengths of brick touch at two corners only for each brick, balancing the perfect angles to achieve as perfect a circumference as possible. Your help is greatly appreciated! Mark