2007-08-15 09:13:28 · 19 answers · asked by Alexander 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Since you didn't say REGULAR hexagon, I figure it can be any six sided shape and the answer would have be 2.
See the pretty picture! (ignore the periods as Yahoo trims leading spaces.)
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2007-08-15 09:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by John G™ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-15 16:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by insane 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-08-15 16:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by Take5Action 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-08-15 16:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by neonman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-15 16:17:21 · answer #5 · answered by jjsocrates 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-08-15 16:16:57 · answer #6 · answered by KC 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-08-15 16:15:50 · answer #7 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Actually, it depends on what you mean by 'tile'. If you mean a triangle of any size, then it's 4 - suppose you name each vertex A, B, C, D, E, and F. Then the triangles would be ABC, ACD, ADE, and AEF.
If by 'tile' you mean you want equilateral triangles to construct a regular hexagon, then 6 is the answer. Just draw lines AD, BE, and CF to split it up.
2007-08-15 16:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by Vince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you cut the tiles. You can put six equilateral triangles together to get a hexagon. (Just draw a hexagon, then draw lines connecting opposite corners, and you'll see what I mean).
Though there are other ways of slicing a hexagon up into triangles. For example, draw a hexagon, draw a line connecting two opposite corners (splitting the hexagon into two trapezoids), and use one additional line in each of these trapezoids to split them into pairs of triangles. Note that in this case your "tiles" aren't all the same size though.
2007-08-15 16:18:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-15 16:22:06 · answer #10 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Six triangular pieces made up a hexagon
2007-08-15 16:21:06 · answer #11 · answered by vlee1225 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋