Question

B) Below is a regular hexagon. A piece is cut out and translated to the opposite side to form an

irregular polygon that will tessellate. On the right, the figure that can tessellate is drawn solid,
and the original hexagon sides are shown as dashed lines. (10 points)
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Student Guido (continued)
Perform two translations to the parallelogram below to transform it into an irregular polygon
that can tessellate.

Answer 1

Using inspiration from the hexagon example, we can cut out a side of the parallelogram and move that portion to the opposite side. The cut can be a curve of any kind or it could be a jagged edge like I have done below. The figure tessellates the plane as shown in the last section of the diagram. We can place the figures side by side to fill up a 2D space. Think of it like putting a jigsaw puzzle together in a way.