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For each shape (triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon, and octagon), decide if you can use that shape to make a regular tessellation of the plane-a tessellation covers the plane with copies of a single shape with no gaps and no overlaps. Use the applete to help you decide. shape tessellate? octagon Select) > hexagon [ Select) > pentagon Select] < square Select] > triangle Select ]

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Tesselation literally means taking filling up a planar shape with lower scale copies of it.

In our case, it can only apply to a square, regular hexagon and the equilateral triangle

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