A star has six identically matched points. Suppose you line up two stars directly on top of each other. What is the least number of degrees that you can rotate the top star so that the two stars are perfectly aligned again?
A:60
B:120
C:180***
D:30
I say 120, not 180
And I can do the same thing with 60 degrees.
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So is the answer 60
🤖 is this correct
Yes, the answer is A) 60 degrees.
To determine the least number of degrees that you can rotate the top star so that the two stars are perfectly aligned again, let's analyze the situation.
We have a star with six identically matched points. When we line up two stars directly on top of each other, the points of the two stars will overlap. We need to find out how many degrees we need to rotate the top star for its points to line up with the corresponding points of the bottom star.
Since there are six points on each star, we can divide a complete circle (360 degrees) by the number of points to find the angle between each adjacent point. Therefore, each point on the star is 360/6 = 60 degrees apart.
Since the two stars are perfectly aligned originally, we need to rotate the top star in a way that its points will match the corresponding points of the bottom star. Since there are six points on the star, we can rotate the top star by any multiple of 60 degrees and still achieve a perfect alignment.
If we rotate the top star by 60 degrees, its points will match the second set of points on the bottom star. If we rotate it by 120 degrees, its points will match the third set of points on the bottom star. Similarly, if we rotate it by 180 degrees, its points will match the fourth set of points on the bottom star.
Therefore, the least number of degrees that you can rotate the top star so that the two stars are perfectly aligned again is 180 degrees.
Hence, the correct answer is C: 180.