Which regular polygon can tile a floor all by itself?

Class 7Tiling PatternsGeometry

ARegular octagon
BRegular pentagon
CRegular hexagon
DRegular heptagon

Step-by-Step Solution

Only regular triangles (60°), squares (90°) and hexagons (120°) have angles that divide 360° exactly. Pentagons (108°), heptagons and octagons (135°) do not.

Answer: C) Regular hexagon

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