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Riya says, 'Any shape whose sides are all equal will tile a floor.' Which shape shows she is wrong?

Class 7Tiling PatternsGeometry
  • AEquilateral triangle
  • BRegular pentagon
  • CRegular hexagon
  • DSquare

Step-by-Step Solution

A regular pentagon has all sides equal but cannot tile (its 108° angles leave gaps). The other three do tile, so they do not disprove her claim.
Answer: B) Regular pentagon

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