Which regular polygon, when rotated 180 degrees about its center, may not be carried onto itself ?

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The polygon that when rotated at 180 degrees about it's center may not be carried onto itself is a quadrilateral. The reason being quadrilateral is not regular in the sense that different sides have different measures.

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