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Tetromino Tiling Tasks

Tetrominoes are arrangements of four squares. Each square must abut at least one other square along a complete side. The five possible arrangements are shown below.

1. Make two complete sets of tiles (10 pieces) and find a way to tile an 8 x 5 rectangle. The tiles may be flipped over. Make a sketch of your solution.

2. Find and sketch a second solution.

3. Three complete sets will never tile a 12 x 5 rectangle. Give a reason why not.

Source: Vaderland, Larson and Guy, The Inquisitive Problem Solver.

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