A regular polygon first maps directly onto itself after rotating 120 degrees. How many sides does the polygon have?

A regular polygon’s smallest rotation that maps it onto itself is 360° divided by its number of sides. Setting 360° ÷ n = 120° gives n = 360 ÷ 120 = 3. So the polygon has 3 sides, which is choice C, a triangle.

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