A regular polygon first maps directly onto itself after rotating 20 degrees. How many sides does the polygon have?

For a regular polygon, the smallest rotation that maps it onto itself is 360° divided by its number of sides. Setting 360° ÷ n = 20° gives n = 360 ÷ 20 = 18, so the polygon has 18 sides (choice D).

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