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Which regular polygon can be used to form a tessellation?

octagon

decagon

triangle

nonagon

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theres only 3 shapes that can form such regualr tessellations triangle square and regular hexagon so that being said triangle is your answer
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Answer:

The regular polygon that could be used for tessellation is:

Triangle.

Explanation:

Tessellation is a geometry that is formed by a repeating pattern of same shape without any gaps.

We can use only three regular polygon for the formation of Tessellation:

1) Equilateral Triangle

2) Square

3) Regular Hexagon.

Hence, from the given option the regular polygon that can be used to form a tessellation is:

Triangle.

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