what are they? a repeating pattern using regular polygons no gaps or overlaps each vertex is the...
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What are they?
A repeating pattern using regular polygons
No gaps or overlaps
Each vertex is the same
Regular Polygons?
Equal sides and equal interior
angles
VERTEX?
•Where corners all meet•Has to equal 360
degrees
M. C. Escher
Famous artist that used tessellations in his works
How to make your own
For more information and an interactive tessellation application click on the picture
References
• http://www.mcescher.com/• http://www.tessellations.org/index.htm• http://www.coolmath.com/lesson-tessellation
s-1.htm• http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/templates
/index.html
Intended for education purposes only
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