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32 Give the order of rotational symmetry for each figure \( \begin{array}{ll}\text { i) a rectangle } & \text { ii) a regular pentagon }\end{array} \)
Ask by Gray Marsh. in India
Feb 20,2025
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A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order 2, and a regular pentagon has rotational symmetry of order 5.
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i) A rectangle (that is not a square) has rotational symmetry of order 2 because it only maps onto itself at 180° (and, trivially, at 360°).
ii) A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry of order 5 since it maps onto itself with rotations of 72°, 144°, 216°, and 288° (plus the 360° rotation).
Thus, the orders of rotational symmetry are 2 for the rectangle and 5 for the regular pentagon.
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Mind Expander
The order of rotational symmetry for a rectangle is 2. This means you can rotate the rectangle by 180 degrees and it will look the same, as well as the 360 degrees (full rotation). For a regular pentagon, the order of rotational symmetry is 5. You can rotate it by 72 degrees (360/5) and it will look the same at each of the five vertex positions, plus the full rotation at 360 degrees!