BICOL COLLEGE

Sagpon Daraga, Albay

HEPTAGONAL TESSELLATION USING GEOMETRICAL SHAPES

A Mathematical Investigation presented to Ms. Judy V. Bongala, Faculty, Education

Department, in partial fulfilment of the requirements in the course MCMATH18 – Mathematical

Investigation and Modelling.

By:

Aira Jane M. Bado

BSED Mathematics III

1st Semester

S.Y. 2020-2021

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page ------------------------------------------------------------------ i

Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------ ii

Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------ iii

Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-3

Statement of the Problem ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

Conjectures ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4

Verifying Conjectures ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5-14

Justification ------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 -20

Summary ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

Possible Extensions ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22-24

References ------------------------------------------------------------------ 25

Curriculum Vitae ------------------------------------------------------------------ 26

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 ABSTRACT

M.C. Escher (1898) created unique and interesting works of art tessellations in which

various mathematical theories were explored and demonstrated. Escher (1898) used hexagons

which have equal sides and angles, and are commonly used in the pattern of a honeycomb, the

structured nest of honeybee. This mathematical investigation focuses on using geometrical

shapes specifically squares and triangles to formed heptagons that can tessellate. Heptagonal

Tessellation is a pattern of seven sided polygon that completely covers a surface without any

gaps or overlaps and can be extended in the plane infinitely in every direction. It doesn’t matter

if all angles and sides are not equal because the investigators’ goal is to prove that the designed

irregular polygon has 7 sides and has an inner angle of 900 degrees that makes it a heptagon and

can tessellate. The techniques used in constructing Heptagonal tessellations are translation, flip

or reflection, and rotation tessellation. The sum of all geometric shapes used is the proofs that a

heptagons can tessellate. As an extension, this study also investigated the derivation of formula

in finding the area of an irregular Heptagon. The investigator used the Pythagorean Theorem and

Aryabhata’s method in deriving area formula of trapezoid which contributes to find the area of

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heptagon which is 𝐴 = ℎ ( 𝑎 + 𝑏). The result of this investigation can help future mathematics
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teachers and future investigators in practical experience in using a different method that

stimulates their interest in constructing Heptagonal Tessellation.

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