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34 pointsWhich rotation angles will map a regular pentagon (5 sides) onto itself? Check all that apply.

34 pointsWhich rotation angles will map a regular pentagon (5 sides) onto itself? Check-example-1
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When you rotate the regular pentagon 72 degree about its centre , it will look exactly the same, because it has rotation symmetry. At 72 degree, the rotation angles will map itself


\begin{gathered} \text{The number of sides of pentagon is 5. 360 degree is the sum of angles.} \\ Thus,\text{ the angle of rotation is given by} \\ (360)/(5)=72 \end{gathered}

72 degree is the rotation angle which maps regular pentagon onto itself.

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