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(b) A match box
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Front ___________ ___________ ___________
(i) (ii) (iii)
(c) A cap
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___________ ___________ ___________
Front (i) (ii) (iii)
(d) A ghee tin
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GHEE
___________ ___________ ___________
Front (i) (ii) (iii)
Tiling and Tessellation
Arrangement of shapes or tiles that fit into each other without any gaps or overlapping is
called tessellation or tiling. A beehive is a good example of tessellation.
Look at the given figures.
(a) (b)
Shapes that tessellate
(c) (d)
Shapes that do not tessellate
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