Complete this pattern. Compare it with the pattern on page 70 which also uses six sided shapes. What is the difference between the two?

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Both the shapes are regular hexagons. The only difference is that on rotating any one of the shapes by 90°, another shape appears.

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Chapter 5: Shapes and Designs - Floor Patterns [Page 72]

Chapter 5 Shapes and Designs
Floor Patterns | Q 3. | Page 72

How many triangles are there in the following figures?

Find the biggest rectangle in the figures given below.

Where is Guddu standing?

Can this game be played around a round table? Why?

Look around you and identify things with straight and curved edges.

Do the things with straight edges have corners?

Take a rectangular sheet of paper.
Count its corners.
Now fold one of its corners.
a) How many corners does it have now?
b) How many corners will you get by folding
i) 2 corners
ii) 3 corners
iii) 4 corners
c) Can you fold this paper in such a way that it has only three corners? You are allowed only two folds.
What shape will you get?
Repeat the activity with a square sheet of paper.
Can you fold all the corners of the square sheet in such a way that the number of corners remains unchanged?

Find matching sides among the following pairs of pieces.

Use pieces 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Which geometrical shapes can you identify in these borders? Draw them in your notebook.