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Mathematics Question on Line Symmetry And Rotational Symmetry

Can we have a rotational symmetry of order more than 1 whose angle of rotation is

  1. 45°?
  2. 17°?
Answer

It can be observed that if the angle of rotation of a figure is a factor of 360$$º, then it will have a rotational symmetry of order more than 11.
It can be checked that 45º45º is a factor of 360º360º but 17º17º is not.
Therefore, the figure having its angle of rotation as 45º45º will have its rotational symmetry of order more than 11.
However, the figure having its angle of rotation as 17º17º will not be having its rotational symmetry of order more than 11.