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Observe the following figures.
The arrangement shown in these figures is called tiling. Notice that there are no gaps
in between any 2 tiles.
Look at the following arrangements.
Gaps (space)
Gaps (space)
In these arrangements of tiles there is space in between the tiles. Such arrangements
are not called tilings.
Tangrams
Tangram is a Chinese puzzle made up
of 7 pieces. These pieces called tans are
cut from a square. We can make different
shapes using tans.
Besides making shapes, we can even make
some letters of the alphabet using tans.
(alphabet C) (alphabet E) (alphabet F)
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