Why do equilateral triangles tessellate?
1 Answer
Dec 14, 2015
A shape will tessellate if its vertices can have a sum of
In an equilateral triangle, each vertex is
This also explains why squares and hexagons tessellate, but other polygons like pentagons won't.
A square will form corners where
Similarly, a regular hexagon has an angle measure of
A pentagon, however, has an internal angle measure of
