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Suppose a polygon has 72 sides. If the polygon is regular, what is its angle of rotation?

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The angle of rotation is the minimum angle in which you rotate a regular polygon such that the figure appears unchanged. The formula for that is dividing one angle of revolution by its number of sides.

Angle of Rotation = 360°/n
Angle of Rotation = 360°/72 = 5°
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