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FigureCenter of rotationalOrder of rotationalAngle of rotational
Square
Rectangle
Rhombus
Equilateral triangle
Regular hexagon
Circle
Semi-circle


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Hint: We will take each shape of all diagrams and rotate them with suitable angles and find the angle of symmetry and the order of the symmetry. We need to know about the center of rotation, order of rotation and Angle of rotation.

Complete step-by-step answer:
For Square: -
We will consider a square and take the position of a vertex $p$ of the square in order to distinguish the position of the square. We are going to rotate the square $90{}^\circ $ as shown in below
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Here we have Intersection point of diagonals as Centre of the Rotation, the angle of rotation is $90{}^\circ $, The order of the rotational symmetry is $4$.
For Rectangle: -
We will consider a rectangle and we will rotate the rectangle $90{}^\circ $ as shown in figure.
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Here we have intersection point of the diagonals as Centre of the Rotation, the angle of rotation is $180{}^\circ $ since we have the original shape of rectangle when it is rotated $180{}^\circ $, The order of the rotational symmetry is $2$ since we get the original shape of rectangle $2$times.
For Rhombus: -
Rotate the rhombus $90{}^\circ $ then we have,
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Here we have intersection point of the diagonals as Centre of the Rotation, the angle of rotation is $180{}^\circ $ since we have the original shape of rhombus when it is rotated $180{}^\circ $, The order of the rotational symmetry is $2$ since we get the original shape of rhombus $2$times.
For Equilateral Triangle: -
Take an equilateral triangle and rotate it $120{}^\circ $, then we have
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Here we have intersection point of medians as Centre of the Rotation, the angle of rotation is $120{}^\circ $ since we have the original shape of equilateral triangle when it is rotated $120{}^\circ $, The order of the rotational symmetry is $3$ since we get the original shape of equilateral triangle $3$times.
For Regular Hexagon: -
Rotate a regular hexagon $60{}^\circ $ then we have
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Here we have intersection point of diagonals as Centre of the Rotation, the angle of rotation is $60{}^\circ $ since we have the original shape of regular hexagon when it is rotated $60{}^\circ $, The order of the rotational symmetry is $6$ since we get the original shape of regular hexagon$6$ times.
For Circle: -
A sample circle is shown below
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We have the center of the circle as the center of the rotation and the order of the rotation is infinite since we get the exact shape of the circle if we rotate it with $1{}^\circ $, so the order of the rotation is undefined.
For Semi-Circle: -
A sample semi-circle is given below
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We have the center of the semi-circle as the center of the rotation and the rotation angle is $360{}^\circ $ since we get the exact shape of the semi-circle when it is rotated $360{}^\circ $ and the order of the rotation symmetry is $1$.
Hence

FigureCenter of rotationalOrder of rotationalAngle of rotational
SquareIntersection Point of Diagonals$4$$90{}^\circ $
RectangleIntersection Point of Diagonals$2$$180{}^\circ $
RhombusIntersection Point of Diagonals$2$$180{}^\circ $
Equilateral triangleIntersection Point of Medians$3$$120{}^\circ $
Regular hexagonIntersection Point of Diagonals$6$$60{}^\circ $
CircleCenterInfiniteAt every Point
Semi-circleCenter or Midpoint of diameter$1$$360{}^\circ $


Note: Before going to this problem we need to know some basic concept that is ‘Rotational Symmetry’.
The Rotational Symmetry of a shape explains that when an object is rotated on its own axis, the shape of the object looks the same.
Center of Rotation for an object that has rotational symmetry, is the fixed point around which the rotation occurs is called the center of rotation.
Order of Rotational symmetry for an object that has rotational symmetry, is the number of positions in which a figure can be rotated and still appears exactly as it did before the rotation.
Angle of Rotational Symmetry for an object that has rotational symmetry, is the angle of turning during rotation is called the angle of rotation.