Polygons

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      What are some creative ways of teaching/explaining this?

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      On the bees’ hexagonal honeycomb:

      “Bees…by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought…know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material.” -Pappus of Alexandria

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeycomb#Honeycomb_geometry

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