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No. To tessellate a plane you would also need squares.

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Q: Is it possible to make a tesselation with a regular octagon?
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Can you make a tessellation with a regular octagon?

No, it is not possible.


Can a regular polygon with an angle measure of 135 degrees be used by itself to make a tesselation?

Yes. :] Yes. :]


What are the regular polygons that make up a tesselation?

Triangles or squares or hexagons. There are also mixtures, like octagons plus squares.


How many triangles make up an octagon?

Eight triangles of equal size form a regular octagon.


Can a regular octagon and a square tessellate?

You cannot use a regular octagon on it's own to make a tiling pattern without any gaps. However a regular Octagon and a square can be used together to make a tessellation. Many people think that regular octagons tesselate on their own because they do not appreciate the need for no gaps.


Can a regular octagon be used by itself to make a tessellation?

No Internat angle of a regular octagon is 135°. No multiple of 135° will make 360°. Thus at any point there can be at most two octagons and a 90° gap. Ratty


Is a regular convex octagon impossible to make?

Not at all. One way to make it would be to cut the corners off a square.


How do you make tessellation?

there are 4 different kinds of tessellations. you can choose which type of tesselation to make.


Can regular octagon and a square with all sides from both figures equal in length can they make a tessellation?

Yes, they will.


What is the perimeter of an octagon with one side that has ten units?

If the octagon is regular (all sides and angles are the same size), then the perimeter would be 80 units or 10*8. Think of how much fence you would need to make that octagon in a field.


Are the sides equal on a octagon?

If is a regular octagon (like a stop sign) then yes. The only requirement for a polygon to be an octagon is that it have 8 sides. Try it out, you can make all sorts of 8-sided polygons that look nothing like a stop sign but that are still octagons.


What degree cuts do you need to make an equal octagonal wooden shape?

The interior angles of a regular octagon are each 135 degrees.