A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry. Name the largest degree of rotation excluding 360 degrees, that would turn a regular hexagon onto itself

A rotation of _____ degrees would turn a regular hexagon onto itself

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A regular hexagon has 6 vertices, and it exhibits rotational symmetry. The largest degree of rotation that will turn a regular hexagon onto itself, excluding 360 degrees, is 300 degrees.

Here are the possible rotations for a regular hexagon:

  • 0 degrees (no rotation)
  • 60 degrees
  • 120 degrees
  • 180 degrees
  • 240 degrees
  • 300 degrees
  • 360 degrees (full rotation)

Among these, the largest one, excluding 360 degrees, is 300 degrees.

Thus, a rotation of 300 degrees would turn a regular hexagon onto itself.