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Tiling Shapes Investigation II

Tile squares and triangles

  1. Using a draw computer program, make a square and triangle similar to those shown below. Refer to Technical Hints to see how to use the draw program. Use the program to flip the triangle vertically (upright). Refer to Technical Hints to see how to transform objects.



  2. Copy the shapes so that you have ten equilateral (3 equal sides and 3 equal angles) triangles and four squares. Refer to Technical Hints to see how to copy. Tile these shapes in as many ways as possible.

  3. Go to Questions 3 and 4 in "Analysis".

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