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Can a decagon tessellate?
There are decagons which will tessellate.
Does a decagon tesselate?
yes of course * * * * * A decagon does NOT tessellate. All triangles and quadrilaterals do, there are 14 tessellating pentagons and a number of hexagons (including regular hexagons). There are no tessellations which use polygons of the same shape - regular or irregular - for polygons with 7 or more sides.
Does a decagon tessallate?
There are decagons which will tessellate.
Can equilateral dodecagons that are not regular tessellate?
Yes. For example if you have a decagon in which the top, bottom and the four sides on the left are as in a regular decagon, and if the four sides on the right make the shape concave. These decagons will "slot" into one another.
Does a decagon tessellate a plane?
No. No shape with 7 or more sides will tessellate with multiple copies of itself. All traigles and quadrilaterals will tessellate, there are 14 irregular pentagons (the last was discovered in 2016), and a number of hexagons - including the regular hexagon.
Can you tesselate a decagon?
There are decagonal shapes which will tessellate the plane.
Can a regular nonogon tessellate?
yes, most regular shapes can tessellate :)
Does regular heptagon tessellate?
True * * * * * No. The only regular polygons that will tessellate are a triangle, a square and a heagon. So a regular heptagon will not tessellate.
Can a regular octagon tessellate?
No, it can't be tessellate.
How can you tell if a regular shape will tessellate?
It will tessellate if its vertices divide into 360 degrees evenly. The only regular polygons that will tessellate are an equilateral triangle, a square and a regular hexagon. There are other, non-regular, polygons that will tessellate.
Can a square and a pentagon tessellate?
A square can tessellate but a regular pentagon can't tessellate
What shape can't you tessellate?
A regular pentagon will not tessellate.
