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Tessellations using translations and reflections

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  1. What transformations are used in the tessellation?

    1. Tessellations using translations, rotations and reflections


    2. Tessellations using translations and reflections


    3. Tessellations using translations

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Translations and reflections are two of the few ways of how tessellations are created. We will use a tile as an example here. Reflection means flipping over the tile by its edge. On the other hand, translation means picking the tile up and putting it down to the space originally next to it.