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bball20 · #1 $Old$ October 24th, 2009, 02:47 PM

Will any kite tessellate the plane?
Explain.

No:
Some kites are quadrilateral in which one of its diagonals is its axis of symmetry, but not all of them are.

Can you let me know if this is correct or am I off?

Soroban · #2 $Old$ October 24th, 2009, 06:04 PM

Hello, bball20!

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Will any kite tessellate the plane?

The answer is yes . . . It is done like this:

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