document.write( "Question 860211: Jessica wants
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document.write( "to tile her kitchen floor using
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document.write( "tiles in the shape of a regular pentagon.
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document.write( "Will she be able to tile the floor without leaving any gaps?
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document.write( "Explain your answer fully. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #518304 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! No. \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "A regular pentagonal tiling on the Euclidean plane is impossible because the internal angle of a regular pentagon, 3π/5, is not a divisor of 2π. \n" ); document.write( " |