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Tessellations

Math ⇒ Geometry

Tessellations starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Tessellations. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Calculate the interior angle of a regular hexagon and determine if it can tessellate the plane.
Describe a real-world example where tessellations are used.
Describe how you could create a tessellation using a parallelogram.
Describe the process to determine if a regular polygon can tessellate the plane.
Explain the difference between a regular and a semi-regular tessellation.
Explain why a regular octagon cannot tessellate the plane by itself.
Explain why all triangles can tessellate the plane.
Explain why dilation does not produce a tessellation.
If a tessellation is made by rotating a shape around a point, what type of transformation is used?
If a tessellation is made using only rectangles, what type of tessellation is it?
If a tessellation is made using only squares, what is the name of this type of tessellation?
If a tessellation uses both squares and equilateral triangles, what type of tessellation is it?
What is a tessellation in geometry?
What is the minimum number of sides a regular polygon must have to possibly tessellate the plane?