A regular 18-sided polygon is rotated with the center of rotation at its center. What is the smallest degree of rotation needed to map the polygon back on to itself?

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Sarah May

20 March, 08:50

A regular 18-sided polygon is rotated with the center of rotation at its center. What is the smallest degree of rotation needed to map the polygon back on to itself?

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Zachariah Macdonald · Answer 1

It will be easier to explain how to solve this question in a square. If you rotate 4-sided square from the centre, you need to rotate it 90 degrees. The formula for this would be: 360 ° / the side count. In a square, it would be 360° / 4 = 90°.

In 18-sided polygon, the calculation would be: 360° / 18 side = 20°

Leslie Holloway · Answer 2

360/18=20 therefore the smallest degree of rotation would be 20