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Which of these tile shapes will not tesselate with only others of the same shape and size?
  • a)
    Regular hexagon
  • b)
    Isosceles triangle
  • c)
    Regular octagon
  • d)
    Trapezium
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Imk Pathshala answered
A regular octagon has an interior angle of 135° ((n-2) × 180 / n = (8-2) × 180 / 8 = 135°).
For tessellation, the interior angle must divide 360° evenly. Since 360 ÷ 135 ≈ 2.67 (not an integer), regular octagons cannot tessellate alone.
Hexagons (120°, 360 ÷ 120 = 3), isosceles triangles (adjustable angles), and trapeziums (specific configurations) can tessellate.

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