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Tiling Shapes Investigation I

Tile parallelograms and hexagons

  1. Using the draw computer program, make a parallelogram and hexagon similar to those shown below. Refer to Technical Hints to see how to use the draw program. Make sure to lock the shapes into the grid. Refer to Technical Hints to see how to align to grid.



  2. Copy the shapes so that you have four parallelograms and six hexagons. Refer to Technical Hints to see how to copy. Tile these shapes in as many ways as possible.

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