Monday 8 August 2016

polygon

Tessellation  
A pattern made of identical shapes.
the shapes must fit together without any gaps,the shapes should not overlap.



REGULAR polygon

To be a regular polygon all the sides and angles must be the same.
IRREGULAR polygon
Irregular polygon have different sides
Then a regular polygon.
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Ref:  Salzman, L., (1990).  Cool Tessellations.  Creative activities that make math and science fun for kids!  P6-7)


3 Facts: about regular polygons

1.A polygon is a pane shape (two-dimensional) with straight sides. Examples include triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and so on.
2.Regular polygons tend to look like someone tried to make a circle out of some straight lines.
3.A polygon is a flat figure that is made up of straight lines and is enclosed.


2 facts: about IRREGULAR polygon

1.Irregular shapes have sides and angles of any length and size.


2.irregular polygon has the same amount of sides.

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