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Yes they do. In fact the honeycomb that bees make is a natural tessellation of the hexagon.
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Does a regular hexagon tesselate?
Yes, a regular hexagon does tessellate.
Which regular polygons will tesselate?
Triangle, square, hexagon.
Why will a hexagon tessellate?
yes there are several ways to tesselate this figure.
Will a hexagon tesselate?
Yes; it will form a honey-comb shape. <http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/bighex.gif> for image.
Can all regular polygons tessellate?
No only three can tesselate. they are: An equilateral triangle, a square and a 6 sided hexagon.
How can you show that all sides and angles of a hexagon are congruent without using a ruler or a protractor?
You can do that by simply proving that the hexagon is a regular hexagon. You could do this by dividing the hexagon into 6 equilateral triangles of the same size successfully that tesselate to form a hexagon, thus proving that all sides are equal.
How many regular polygons tesselate?
By themselves, only 3: triangle, square and hexagon. But there are combinations: eg octagon + square.
Can a convex hexagon tesselate?
Some concave hexagons can. For an extremely crude figure, but the best that this browser will allow, see below (the full stops are only for positioning the diagonals):____________\.................\..\.................\../................//___________/
Can a hexagon tesselate?
Yes. Tessellated hexagons are the basis of many natural structures such as honeycombs.
Does a trapezium and triangle tesselate?
They can tesselate - provided they are the correct shapes.
Does a rectangle tesselate?
Yes, rectangles tesselate. A tessellation is a tiling pattern.
Can a nonagon tesselate?
No.
