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He can easily create a 6x6 square, so using this square he can cover infinite area. With this block size the available sides of the kitchen n*60cm X k*60cm , k and n are positive integers. Maybe he (you) can find other basic blocks, this is just the first guess.

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No need for the cross tile, he can just put two L tiles opposite each other (like 69 figure) and have a 2x4 rectangle, so he can cover any area that has height and width both divisible by 2 and one of them divisible by 4 (6x8, 16x16, 50x100...etc)

Edited April 15, 2010 by Anza Power

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No need for the cross tile, he can just put two L tiles opposite each other (like 69 figure) and have a 2x4 rectangle, so he can cover any area that has height and width both divisible by 2 and one of them divisible by 4 (6x8, 16x16, 50x100...etc)

Nice try but please read the question carefully, you must use both tyes of tiels.

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Do you mean us to list all possible rectangles then?

The I'll contribute this 5x6 group to the cause (Helping with the odd numbers).

* * * * *   * * *

*               *

*   *   * * *   *

    *       *   *

* * * * *   *   *

    *       *    

*   *   *   *   *

*       *       *

*   * * * * *   *

*       *       *

* * *   *   * * *

Puts us a little closer.

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Nice try but please read the question carefully, you must use both tyes of tiels.

Yeah it says using "both" tiles but that could be open for argument, you can say that by using "both" it means you can use any of the two, but in case you have to use the two of them:

5x6, But I think there could be a better combo

EDIT: Tuckleton beat me to it...

Edited April 15, 2010 by Anza Power

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Edited April 15, 2010 by det

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If you are making a bench then this problem is easier then it looks. All you need is one pentagon and 4 Tetrals. What you do is you place one end of 2 tetrals on opposite ends of the pentagon. YUou then take the other two Tetrals and put them in the two remaining holes upside down. So basically they are used as legs. Which creates a 50x30 bench. I'm guessing this isn't the answer but I figured I would give it a shot.

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Det you have a square not a rectangle so it would have to be a 5x6

Edited April 15, 2010 by coolfflame

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Every square is a (special kind of) rectangle, by the way check the OP

rectangular kitchen

I can create rectangles with not equal sides with my square blocks. Edited April 15, 2010 by det

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Det you have a square not a rectangle so it would have to be a 5x6

Are you trying to say a square is not a rectangle?

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I just thought about that and realized I'm bassackwards. A rectangle can't be a square but a square can't be a rectangle.

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But the word benches is at the end of rectangular Kitchen. Hence why I came up with that solution. Like I said it was probably wrong but thought it was clever

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Ah, nice, and it also uses same amounts of each type of tiles...

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Please note that there is no limit to the answers (well there might be, i don't know). However come up with as many combinations as you can, i'll look through them and decide which is/are right.