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Second Penrose Tiling/Kite and Dart Tiling (P2)

The second Penrose tiling uses only kites and darts.

Kite

An example of a kite is pictured below.

Kite

As seen in the diagram, a kite has three angles of 72 degrees and one angle of 144 degrees. When the kite is bisected along its axis of symmetry, as highlighted in yellow, it can form two acute Robinson triangles, which is further discussed in ___________.

Dart

An example of a dart is pictured below.

Dart

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