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there are loads. ones that do tesselate are hexagons, squares and triangles but none of the others tesselate

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Q: What shape is a polygon but does not tessellate?
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Can a dodecagon tessellate?

No, there is no polygon with 7 or more sides can tessellate.


Do octagons tessellate?

No it does not tessellate you have to pentagons in order for it to tessellate. * * * * * It is not at all clear what "have to pentagons" has to do with this. No polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate. Octagons will tessellate if mixed with squares but that is not "proper" tessellation since it involved more than one shape.


What shape can be used to create a regular tessellation?

All triangles will tessellate. All quadrilaterals will tessellate There are 15 classes of convex pentagons (the latest discovered in 2015) which will tessellate. Regular hexagons will tessellate. In addition, there are 3 classes of irregular convex hexagons which will tessellate. No convex polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate.


Which other regular polygon will a regular heptagon tessellate with?

There is no such polygon.


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.


Will a 10 sided polygon tessellate?

no no


Can you tessellate a eight sided polygon?

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.


Does a dodecagon tessellate?

Yes it does tessellate. * * * * * That is simply not true. No polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate with identical shapes.


Which polygons tessellate with other shapes?

For any polygon, there will be other shapes such that, together, they can tessellate.


What shapes cannot tessellate?

There are many shapes: circles, ellipses, ovals (elongated circles), cardioids, any shape with a "hole" in it such as a annulus.Polygons will tessellate if combined with other suitable polygons.


What shapes can tessellate?

equilateral and isoceles triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons. equilateral and isoceles triangles, squares, rectangles and hexagons. * * * * * ALL triangle and ALL quadrilaterals will tessellate. There are 15 pentagons as well as 3 convex hexagons which will tessellate. No polygon with 7 or more sides will tessellate.