hexigon pattern
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Someone last year, put on the board a very simple way to create a hexagon pattern, which I didn't save.
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
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Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter
Someone last year, put on the board a very simple way to create a hexagon pattern, which I didn't save.
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
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Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter
Someone last year, put on the board a very simple way to create a hexagon pattern, which I didn't save.
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
I know to draw a circle, and to fold it, ,I just am not able to find this pattern, thought it would be a nice thing for placemats and coasters. any help is appreciated.
oopps, electricity is flickering (Irene winds & rain!!) got to get off!
#8
You can make your own hexagon very easily.
Hexagon is a 6 sided figure that is symmetrical.
It is the equivalent of putting 6 - 60 degree triangles together around a central point. You can change the size of the hexagon by changing how long the sides are out from the center point.
If you love playing around, have a compass, and love math you can draw your own. The radius [1/2 the width] of a circle goes around the circle 6 times. Draw the circle. Keep the compass at that same measurement you had when you drew the circle and start marking off segments/arcs of the circle by putting the point of the compass on one spot and marking where the other end meets the circle. Put compass at this new point and continue til you have gone around the circle. Draw straight lines from where the compass intersected the circle.
OR ... just do a web search for HEXAGON on the net. Then you can see how the hexagon is made, print out a pattern, and resize it for you own use.
ali
Hey ... I could have added that the total of the inside angles of the hexagon is 720 degrees and even gotten this more confusing.
Hexagon is a 6 sided figure that is symmetrical.
It is the equivalent of putting 6 - 60 degree triangles together around a central point. You can change the size of the hexagon by changing how long the sides are out from the center point.
If you love playing around, have a compass, and love math you can draw your own. The radius [1/2 the width] of a circle goes around the circle 6 times. Draw the circle. Keep the compass at that same measurement you had when you drew the circle and start marking off segments/arcs of the circle by putting the point of the compass on one spot and marking where the other end meets the circle. Put compass at this new point and continue til you have gone around the circle. Draw straight lines from where the compass intersected the circle.
OR ... just do a web search for HEXAGON on the net. Then you can see how the hexagon is made, print out a pattern, and resize it for you own use.
ali
Hey ... I could have added that the total of the inside angles of the hexagon is 720 degrees and even gotten this more confusing.
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AliKat, love the kitty pict. I am math "illiterate" have tried and tried, but just doesn't work for me>
and yes I have had a very good tutor for math , and whats so funny, look it, I am doing triangles, squares, rectangles"hexagons," etc etc etc!! now go figure! hehehehe.
But what you wrote, I just got to try it!
and yes I have had a very good tutor for math , and whats so funny, look it, I am doing triangles, squares, rectangles"hexagons," etc etc etc!! now go figure! hehehehe.
But what you wrote, I just got to try it!
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Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter
AliKat, love the kitty pict. I am math "illiterate" have tried and tried, but just doesn't work for me>
and yes I have had a very good tutor for math , and whats so funny, look it, I am doing triangles, squares, rectangles"hexagons," etc etc etc!! now go figure! hehehehe.
But what you wrote, I just got to try it!
and yes I have had a very good tutor for math , and whats so funny, look it, I am doing triangles, squares, rectangles"hexagons," etc etc etc!! now go figure! hehehehe.
But what you wrote, I just got to try it!
Having fun is a MUST.
ali
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