Convex Polygons From Pairs of Scaled Hexiamonds

Introduction

Given two hexiamonds that may be scaled up, how few copies of them can be joined to form a convex shape? Such a shape must be a triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, or hexagon.

Here I show minimal known convex polygons formed by pairs of scaled hexiamonds. If you find a smaller solution or solve an unsolved case, please write.

Carl Schwenke and Johann Schwenke found new and improved solutions.

Hexiamond Numbers

Table

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1•47363367337
24•7743477448
377•83413——48—
4378•84478424
56438•55431338
633445•2675410
73413452•11135413
867—74611•—84—
977—83713—•—3—
10344413558—•33
113482344433•7
1278—481013——37•

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Last revised 2025-11-01.


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