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What kinds of regular polygons can be used for regular tessellations?
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3-sided
4-sided
6-sided
3 sided, 4 sided, and 6 sided or in other words, triangles, squares, and hexagons.
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What polygons can be used to make tessellations?
Regular tessellations can be made using triangles, squares, and hexagons.
Which shapes have all sides equal?
All regular polygons. But there are also others which look like squashed versions of regular polygons. A "squashed" square makes a rhombus. Similarly there are squashed polygons with larger numbers of sides. They should be called equilateral polygons, but that phrase is not much used.
Which regular polygons will fit together to tile a surface?
It depends on the shape of the surface Flat surface can be tiled by triangles, squares, and hexagons, these are the only combinations for the regular tessellations. semi-regular tessellations (where multiple polygons are used in the same tiling) There are in fact an infinite number of possible tessellations. All polygons can work from triangles to approaching a circle... a circle tiling would require an infinite number of infinitesimally small polygons around it, so you may or may not consider this a possibility. NOT all polygons can be in the same tessellations, for example triangles, heptagons, and 42-gons cannot be in a 1:1:1 ratio. In 3 dimensions regular polygons can be perfectly assembled into only 5 regular polyhedrons (3d version of polygon) (the platonic solids - these have been used to represent the elements, fire water, earth air and space) tetrahedron consists of 4 triangles cube (hexahedron) consists of 6 squares octahedron 8 triangles dodecahedron 12 pentagons icosahedron 20 triangles The hexagon didn't make it... possibly an infinite number of would assemble a sphere of infinite diameter, but this has never been included in any lists I've run across. In 4 dimensions, there are six convex 4-polytopes, called (polychorons), the smallest of which is called the pentatope, and is composes of 10 triangles, which can only be done in 4 dimensions, it can't be constructed under normal circumstances in our worlds. In 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 dimensions that are only 3 regular n-polytopes for each respectively... this may continue indefinitely but I don't know how to prove this, it's probably been done. If it does continue toward infinite dimensions that 2 and 3 dimensions are "special" and perhaps that is why we find ourselves in such a universe.
Why each letter in polygons name used only once?
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WhatEquilateral triangles and squares are what type of polygon?
why do each letter in the polygons name can only be used once??? why do each letter in the polygons name can only be used once???
What polygons can be used to make tessellations?
Regular tessellations can be made using triangles, squares, and hexagons.
What is a semi regular tessellation?
Semi-regular tessellation is a tessellation of the plane by 2 or more different convex regular polygons. A semi-regular tessellation combines two or more regular polygons. Each semi-regular tessellation has a tupelo, which designates what kind of regular polygon is used.
Why do tessellations have to be used with only polygons?
All shapes have to be polygons, because there is no shape that has 1 or 2 sides. A tessellation has to be a shape, so that it can be repeated. Its not going to be much of a tessellation if its a line.. lol.. that isn't a tessellation
What is used to create a regular tessellation?
The only shapes which can be used for a regular tessellation are:An equilateral triangle,A squareA regular hexagon.There are also non-regular polygons as well as shapes which are not polygons which can tessellate
What does semi regular tessellation have?
It has two regular polygons which can be used together to tessellate a plane.
Is circle regular or irregular?
Regular, although the term is more usually used with polygons and polyhedra.
Can a semi-regular tessellation be made from octagons and rhombi?
Strictly speaking, no, because a semi-regular tessellation must be based on regular polygons and rhombi are not regular polygons. However, octagons and rhombi can be used to make a non-regular tessellation.
Is a circle a regular or a irregular shape?
The terms "regular" and "irregular" are used for polygons, not for just any shape.
Which shapes have all sides equal?
All regular polygons. But there are also others which look like squashed versions of regular polygons. A "squashed" square makes a rhombus. Similarly there are squashed polygons with larger numbers of sides. They should be called equilateral polygons, but that phrase is not much used.
Which regular polygons will fit together to tile a surface?
It depends on the shape of the surface Flat surface can be tiled by triangles, squares, and hexagons, these are the only combinations for the regular tessellations. semi-regular tessellations (where multiple polygons are used in the same tiling) There are in fact an infinite number of possible tessellations. All polygons can work from triangles to approaching a circle... a circle tiling would require an infinite number of infinitesimally small polygons around it, so you may or may not consider this a possibility. NOT all polygons can be in the same tessellations, for example triangles, heptagons, and 42-gons cannot be in a 1:1:1 ratio. In 3 dimensions regular polygons can be perfectly assembled into only 5 regular polyhedrons (3d version of polygon) (the platonic solids - these have been used to represent the elements, fire water, earth air and space) tetrahedron consists of 4 triangles cube (hexahedron) consists of 6 squares octahedron 8 triangles dodecahedron 12 pentagons icosahedron 20 triangles The hexagon didn't make it... possibly an infinite number of would assemble a sphere of infinite diameter, but this has never been included in any lists I've run across. In 4 dimensions, there are six convex 4-polytopes, called (polychorons), the smallest of which is called the pentatope, and is composes of 10 triangles, which can only be done in 4 dimensions, it can't be constructed under normal circumstances in our worlds. In 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 dimensions that are only 3 regular n-polytopes for each respectively... this may continue indefinitely but I don't know how to prove this, it's probably been done. If it does continue toward infinite dimensions that 2 and 3 dimensions are "special" and perhaps that is why we find ourselves in such a universe.
Which one of the following sets of regular polygons can be used for a semiregular tessellation?
See the answer below.
Which regular polygon can be used by itself to make a tessellation?
The only regular polygons are those with 3, 4 or 6 sides.
