A fan has 5 equally spaced blades. What is the least number of degrees that you can rotate the fan onto itself?

asked Jun 21, 2018 22.3k views

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by Giwa

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If the 5 blades are equally spaced, that means the (virtual) circle is divided by 5
or 360/5 = 72°

Isaac Turner answered Jun 24, 2018

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360 degrees is a complete circle

360/5 blades = 72 degrees

Aram Becker answered Jun 27, 2018

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