Can pentagons tile and tesselate

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Only a right pentagon can tile and tesselate; an irregular pentagon cannot. All five internal angles of a right pentagon are 108o, and all five sides are of equal length.

Previous answers:

No.
The angles don't allow for it.
Not being totally contrary but yes they can check this website out

http:/burtleburtle.net/bob/tile/pentagon.html

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∙ 15y ago

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Will a pentagon tesselate?

pentagons do not tesselate because their sides are uneven. hoped i helped!! :D 2010

Will pentagons fit together to form a flat surface?

No it will not tesselate.

How do hexagons and pentagons tessellate?

:L I Need Help With This Do Hexagons, Tesselate ?

Can a pentagon tesselate?

Type your answer here... yes As of late 2016, there are 15 irregular pentagons which will tessellate.

Why do some pentagons tile the plane and others don't?

Well, pentagons that tile a plane need to have angles and side lengths that have one or more in the shape.

Is it possible to tile a floor with a pentagons?

Not with regular pentagons because each interior angle is 108 degrees which is not a factor of 360 degrees

Why can't regular pentagons tesselate?

Because the measure of each angle in a pentagon is 108 degrees, which 360 can't be divided evenly by, so pentagons don't tessellate because their is always a little extra space left over.

Can a regular pentagon be used to tile a floor?

No, not if your floor is flat. Regular pentagons do not tile the plane. You will always end up with empty space. You would need to use some other shapes too (or irregular pentagons) http://www2.spsu.edu/math/tile/defs/pentagon.htm

Why can't you use regular pentagons to tile an area?

Because There is always the little sliver that it doesnt cover

Does a trapezium and triangle tesselate?

They can tesselate - provided they are the correct shapes.

What regular polygons tessellate by themselves?

Triangles, squares and hexagons will tesselate with themselves. If you want to know why, calculate the angle measure for each of these shapes and you will see that each is a factor of 360. The same cannot be said for pentagons, heptagons, etc.

Does a rectangle tesselate?

Yes, rectangles tesselate. A tessellation is a tiling pattern.

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