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Tessellations
Skills Bank Lesson 22
A tessellation is a pattern of plane figures that completely covers a plane with no gaps or overlays.
Creating Tessellations
Determine whether each figure can be used to create a tessellation.
Example
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a.
SOLUTION
The rhombus can create a tessellation. There are no gaps or overlays.
Skills Bank Practice
b.
SOLUTION
A pentagon cannot create a tessellation. There will be gaps and overlays.
Gap
Determine whether each figure can be used to create a tessellation. If not, explain why not. a.
b.
c.
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