Choose the pair of shapes that can be used to tile a rectangular floor.

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Solution

The correct option is A
Tessellation formed by combining the shapes in Option A:

Tessellation formed by combining the shapes in Option B:

Tessellation formed by combining the shapes in Option C:

Tessellation formed by combining the shapes in Option D:

Combining the pairs of shapes in Options B, C, and D will create a gap in between. Hence, tessellation is not possible.
So, only the shapes in Option A can be combined to tile a rectangular floor.

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