What is the maximum number of points that can be placed on a circular disk of radius 1 metre (some of the poin

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What is the maximum number of points that can be placed on a circular disk of radius 1 metre (some of the points could be placed on the bounding circle of the disk) such that no two points are at a distance of less than 1 metre from each other?

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7. In order to accommodate maximum number of points on the circular disk, all the points should be placed on the boundary of the disk as any point if placed inside the boundary would be less than 1 metre apart from the centre of the disk. Also, all the points have to be exactly 1 metre apart from each