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Why do regular polygon tessellate?

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Which other regular polygon will a regular heptagon tessellate with?

There is no such polygon.


Which regular polygon will not tessellate by itself?

A regular pentagon


Can you tessellate a six sided regular polygon?

Yes a regular 6 sided hexagon will tessellate


Does a regular 10 sided polygon tessellate?

No.


Do nonagons tessellate?

yes * * * * * Wrong! A nonagon, regular or not, will not tessellate. In fact, no polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate.


Why will a regular 9 sided polygon not tessellate?

of course not. it mellessellates


Do regular polygons tessellate?

Any polygon with external angles which are equal to a factor of 360 will tessellate. The only regular polygons which will tessellate are equilateral triangles, squares, and hexagons.


What is the secret that allows some regular polygon to tessellate and not others?

If their exterior angles are factors of 360 then they will tessellate.


Which polygon does not tessellate and why?

Most regular polygons will not - by themselves. In fact, of the regular polygons, only a triangle, square and hexagon will. No other regular polygon will create a regular tessellation. However, for polygons with any number of sides, there are irregular versions that can tessellate.


Can a regular polygon with more than 6 sides ever tessellate?

No because as the polygon gets smaller the angles and sides get biggerso they can't tessellate by themselves.


Which regular polygon will tessellate alone?

An equilateral triangle, a square and a hexagon.


Is it true you can not tessellate six sides polygon by itself?

No, it is not true that you cannot tessellate a six-sided polygon by itself. Hexagons are a type of polygon that can tessellate, which means they can be arranged in a repeating pattern to completely cover a plane without any gaps or overlaps.