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Regular Polygon Tessellations Data Table
Any point on a polygon where two adjacent sides meet is called a vertex. The sum of the interior angles
of all of the polygons that meet at a vertex is 360°. How can we use this fact and the interior
angle measure of each polygon to determine whether a regular polygon will tessellate a plane? Which regular
polygons will tessellate a plane? Which will not?
| Polygon |
Number of Sides (n) |
Length of a side |
Interior Angle Measure(180(n-2)/n) |
| Triangle |
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| Rectangle |
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| Hexagon |
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