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A yellow square is drawn inside a regular octagon by joining every second corner. What is the order of rotational symmetry of the whole figure?

Class 7Rotational SymmetryGeometry
  • A4
  • B8
  • C2
  • D1

Step-by-Step Solution

The octagon alone has order 8, but a turn moves the square's corners onto the unused octagon corners. Only turns of keep the square in place, so the order is .
Answer: A) 4

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