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TessellationsTessellations
Alexander AlvarezAlexander Alvarez
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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.
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We can find tessellations in We can find tessellations in every day lifeevery day life
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Is this a tessellation? Is this a tessellation? What geometric figure is What geometric figure is
repeated?repeated?
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If you look carefully… If you look carefully…
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You will see a You will see a tessellationtessellation
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The repeated figure is an hexagon!
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Tessellations are Tessellations are everywhere!everywhere!
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Here we have a
rectangle
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Fabrics contain tessellationsFabrics contain tessellations
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In this In this fabric the fabric the pattern is pattern is
a a rhombusrhombus
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Look closely, what do you Look closely, what do you see? see?
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A rhombus that
tessellates
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Pure Pure TessellatioTessellatio
nn
a a tessellation tessellation that consists that consists of congruent of congruent copies of copies of one figure.one figure.
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This pure tessellation is
formed by three joined hexagons
The only figures that form pure tessellations are triangles, quadrilaterals and regular hexagons
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Quadrilaterals tessellateQuadrilaterals tessellate
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Rectangles form pure tessellations
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Is this a Is this a tessellation?tessellation?
Yes, it is Yes, it is formed by formed by triangles, triangles, squares andsquares and
trapezoidstrapezoids..
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Is this Is this picture a picture a
pure pure tessellatiotessellatio
n?n?
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No, there No, there are gabs are gabs between between
the the circlescircles
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Is this a tessellation?Is this a tessellation?
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No, there are gaps between No, there are gaps between the leaves the leaves
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