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Rotational Symmetry of Regular Polygons

Remember: Regular Polygons are polygons with EQUAL SIDES AND ANGLES.

Remember: Regular Polygons are polygons with EQUAL SIDES AND ANGLES.

Equilateral Triangle

Number of Rotational Symmetries

Does the EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE rotate onto itself when rotated at 90°?

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List Rotational Symmetries

Choose the list that includes all Rotational Symmetries for an EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE. (Angles at which it lines up with the original triangle)

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Square

Number of Rotational Symmetries

Does the SQUARE have 90° rotational symmetry?

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Choose the list that includes all Rotational Symmetries for a SQUARE. (Angles at which it lines up with the original square)

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Number of Rotational Symmetries

Does a REGULAR PENTAGON have 90° rotational symmetry?

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Choose the list that includes all Rotational Symmetries for a REGULAR PENTAGON. (Angles at which it lines up with the original pentagon)

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Number of Rotational Symmetries

Does a REGULAR Hexagon have 90° rotational symmetry?

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Choose the list that includes all Rotational Symmetries for a REGULAR Hexagon. (Angles at which it lines up with the original pentagon)

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Number of Rotational Symmetries

Does a REGULAR OCTAGON have 90° rotational symmetry?

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Choose the list that includes all Rotational Symmetries for a Regular Octagon.

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Possible Shortcut

Chris thinks he found a trick where if you divide 360 degrees (a full rotation) by the number of sides a regular polygon has, you'll get the angle of rotation. If so, find an example where this is true. If not, find an example where this trick doesn't work.