Question

Andrea has 3 tiles. One is a regular octagon, one is a regular pentagon and one is a regular hexagon. Andrea thinks the 3 tiles will fit together perfectly, as shown in the diagram. Show calculations to prove that she is wrong.

Answer 1

From calculations, we can say that the given tiles will not fit together perfectly.

How to find the sum of interior angles of a Polygon?

If the tiles join perfectly at a point, sum of all angles around the joining point should be 360°.

Expression for the measure of the interior angle of a polygon,

Interior angle of a polygon = [(n - 2) * 180]/n

Interior angle of a pentagon = [(5 - 2) * 180]/5 = 108°

Interior angle of a hexagon = [(6 - 2) * 180]/6 = 120°

Interior angle of an octagon = [(8 - 2) * 180]/8 = 135°

To prove that the given tiles fit together perfectly → Sum of all the angles around the common point should be 360°

Sum of all interior angles = 108° + 120° + 135° = 363°

Therefore, given tiles will not fit together perfectly.

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