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TessellationsTessellations
Alexander AlvarezAlexander Alvarez
A tessellation is a A tessellation is a repeating pattern of repeating pattern of figures that figures that completely covers a completely covers a plane without gaps plane without gaps or overlaps.or overlaps.
We can find tessellations in We can find tessellations in every day lifeevery day life
Is this a tessellation? Is this a tessellation? What geometric figure is What geometric figure is
repeated?repeated?
If you look carefully… If you look carefully…
You will see a You will see a tessellationtessellation
The repeated figure is an hexagon!
Tessellations are Tessellations are everywhere!everywhere!
Here we have a
rectangle
Fabrics contain tessellationsFabrics contain tessellations
In this In this fabric the fabric the pattern is pattern is
a a rhombusrhombus
Look closely, what do you Look closely, what do you see? see?
A rhombus that
tessellates
Pure Pure TessellatioTessellatio
nn
a a tessellation tessellation that consists that consists of congruent of congruent copies of copies of one figure.one figure.
This pure tessellation is
formed by three joined hexagons
The only figures that form pure tessellations are triangles, quadrilaterals and regular hexagons
Quadrilaterals tessellateQuadrilaterals tessellate
Rectangles form pure tessellations
Is this a Is this a tessellation?tessellation?
Yes, it is Yes, it is formed by formed by triangles, triangles, squares andsquares and
trapezoidstrapezoids..
Is this Is this picture a picture a
pure pure tessellatiotessellatio
n?n?
No, there No, there are gabs are gabs between between
the the circlescircles
Is this a tessellation?Is this a tessellation?
No, there are gaps between No, there are gaps between the leaves the leaves
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