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How does an equilateral triangle have rotational symmetry?

Aniket Singh , 1 Year ago
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equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry because it can be rotated around its center by certain angles and still look the same.

Here's how:

An equilateral triangle has three equal sides and three equal angles (each 60 degrees).
If you rotate the triangle by 120 degrees around its center, it will align with its original position.
You can also rotate it by 240 degrees and it will still look the same.
These rotations (by 120 degrees, 240 degrees, and 360 degrees) make the equilateral triangle have rotational symmetry of order 3.
In summary, an equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3, meaning it can be rotated by 120 degrees or multiples of 120 degrees (240, 360, etc.) around its center and still look the same.

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