Question

A regular pentagon (5 sides) is rotated about its center. By which angle could the pentagon be rotated so that it is mapped onto itself?
A
45 degrees

B
60 degrees

C
72 degrees

D
90 degrees

Answer 1

Answer: Your answer is C, 72 degrees.

Step-by-step explanation:

A pentagon is a polygon with 5 vertices. A polygon can be rotated 360 degrees in total. Since this shape has 5 vertices, it can be rotated on every vertex to get the same figure, or in other words, it being mapped onto itself. Therefore, 360 degrees divided by 5 vertices is 72 degrees.