Symmetry-fence
Thanks to Livio Zucca (Italy) for the idea of this challenge.
Use a full set of pentominoes (see picture)
to make a fence, in such a way that the area is maximized.
The pentominoes have to be in one plane, and touch by a full sidelength of a unitsquare (point or corner connection isn’t enough).
Look at the example below to have a better understanding of the challenge.
Do you have our excel file to draw the fence? You can download it here.
'FlatPoly2', a programm by Aad van de Wetering, can be of great assistance when trying to find a solution. It can be downloaded at his site .