Question 5 of 16intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer2 marks

Do regular octagons fit together without any gaps or overlaps?

Correct Answer

No, regular octagons do not fit together without gaps.

Exercise: Tiling and Tessellation | Q: 9 | (Page Page 4)
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Explanation

The chapter states that regular octagons do not tessellate on their own. The interior angle of a regular octagon is 135°, and octagons cannot fit around a point without leaving gaps. However, octagons combined with squares can create a tessellating pattern.

Solution Steps

  1. Regular octagons do not tessellate on their own.

  2. The interior angle of a regular octagon is 135°.

  3. Octagons cannot fit around a point without leaving gaps.

  4. Octagons combined with squares can create a tessellating pattern.

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