pls help to solve these problems...

[MarkFL]

Please help to solve this problem no.1...TIA!

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[MarkFL]

and problem no. 2 please. TIA!

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[MarkFL]

Here are some very rough sketches:

1:

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The parts are similar to the original with side lengths of 1/2 the original.

2:

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Again, the parts are similar to the original with side lengths of 1/2 the original.

[soroban]

These are fascinating shapes.

A shape can be combined with its clones to make a larger (similar) model.

There were named "rep-tiles" by Martin Gardner.

Here is one more . . . called "The Sphinx".

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