Tessellations
Math ⇒ Geometry
Tessellations starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A regular polygon has an interior angle of 135°. Can it tessellate the plane by itself?
Describe how you could create a tessellation using a parallelogram.
Describe the difference between a regular and a semi-regular tessellation.
Describe what is meant by a periodic tessellation.
Explain how rotation can be used to create a tessellation.
Explain why a regular heptagon cannot tessellate the plane by itself.
Explain why regular pentagons cannot tessellate the plane.
Explain why the sum of the angles at each vertex in a tessellation must be 360 degrees.
If a regular polygon has an interior angle of 108°, can it tessellate the plane by itself?
If a regular polygon has an interior angle of 120°, can it tessellate the plane by itself?
If a shape has an interior angle of 90°, how many of them meet at a point in a tessellation?
If a tessellation is made using only translations, what type of symmetry does it have?
What is a tessellation in geometry?
What is the minimum number of regular polygons needed to form a semi-regular tessellation?
What is the sum of the interior angles at a point where three regular hexagons meet in a tessellation?
