Angles of Rotation in Regular Polygons

Grade 9β€’45 minutesβ€’G-CO.3 Given a regular polygon, describe the rotations and reflections that carry it onto itself.

Learning Objective

Students will describe and calculate the angles of rotation that carry a regular polygon onto itself.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Define rotational symmetry in your own words.

2. Explain how to determine if a polygon is a regular polygon.

3. Describe the relationship between the number of sides of a regular polygon and its angles of rotation.

...and 4 more questions

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