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How many times does the image of the octagon coincide with the preimage during the rotation?

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An octagon has 8 sides, a rotation of 45° (360°/8) will map the octagon onto its preimage. Answer is 8.


User Kalin Borisov
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The image would coincide with the pre-image during the rotation. Therefore, the octagon would coincide a total of 8 times as it rotates 360 degrees about its center.

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