Diffraction of light around slits forming shapes

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Homework Statement
Draw the image formed by light going through a slit.
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Just wanted to confirm whether or not the images formed by light shining through hexagonal slits are hexagons rotated by 90 degrees.

In the solutions, a hexagon was not rotated 90 degrees.
 
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aspodkfpo said:
Homework Statement:: Draw the image formed by light going through a slit.
Relevant Equations:: n/a

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Just wanted to confirm whether or not the images formed by light shining through hexagonal slits are hexagons rotated by 90 degrees.

In the solutions, a hexagon was not rotated 90 degrees.

Anyone?