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What is the smallest rotation clockwise about the center of the figure that will carry the entire figure onto itself.

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Explanation:

A regular n-sided polygon has n axes of symmetry. The angle between two consecutive axes is 360° / n.

In the case of an octagon, the angle is 360° / 8 = 45°.

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