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What is the angle rotation of five folds symmetric starfish?

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Answer: 72 degrees

Reason:

There are 5 points to the star, so 360/5 = 72 degrees is the smallest angle to rotate the figure so that the "before" and "after" diagrams are identical. The rotation occurs about the center of the figure.

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