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Tiles, tiles, tiles! The tiles in your house tesselate, so YES, don't think that tesselation is NEVER used! The pattern on your vase... TESSELATE! Even your piano keyboard tesselates. To tesselate means that they fit together without having any gaps or spaces. Tesselation is important because if the tiles didn't tesselate it wouldn't look that nice. Tesselation is also used for beautiful patterns that are just about anywhere! Tesselation is very fun to make. Some people also think creating tesselations can also be like creating puzzle. Here's an example of a tesselation: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/polyhedra/tessellations/inf7.gif Or for more research go to www.Google.com and type the word "tesselate". You'll find tons of information that will help you understand better
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How are tessellations related to math?
Its trigonometry. Tessellations are shapes.
What polygons can be used to make tessellations?
Regular tessellations can be made using triangles, squares, and hexagons.
What are facts about tessellation?
Some facts on tessellations are that there are different types of tessellations such as regular and semi-regular. In tessellations, each vertex will have a sum of 360º which is what all of the angles should come out to.
What are examples of regular polygons?
Tessellations
What mathematician is most related to tessellations?
Esher
