1. **Problem Statement:**
Determine which transformations map an equilateral triangle exactly onto itself given lines m and n and center K.
2. **Key Properties of an Equilateral Triangle:**
- All sides are equal.
- All angles are 60°.
- The center K is the centroid, circumcenter, and incenter.
- Symmetries include rotations by multiples of 120° about K and reflections across lines through vertices and midpoints.
3. **Transformations to Check:**
- Clockwise rotation about K by 216°
- Reflection across line n
- Reflection across line m
- Counterclockwise rotation about K by 240°
4. **Rotation Symmetry:**
An equilateral triangle maps onto itself under rotations about K by multiples of 120°:
$$120^\circ, 240^\circ, 360^\circ$$
- 216° is not a multiple of 120°, so it does not map the triangle onto itself.
- 240° (counterclockwise) is a multiple of 120°, so it maps the triangle onto itself.
5. **Reflection Symmetry:**
Reflections that map the triangle onto itself are those across lines of symmetry:
- Lines through a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side (like line m).
- Lines through midpoints and opposite vertices (like line n).
Since line m passes through a vertex and bisects the opposite side, reflection across m maps the triangle onto itself.
Line n bisects each side it passes through, so it is also a line of symmetry, so reflection across n maps the triangle onto itself.
6. **Summary:**
- Clockwise rotation by 216°: No
- Reflection across line n: Yes
- Reflection across line m: Yes
- Counterclockwise rotation by 240°: Yes
**Final answer:**
Reflection across line n, Reflection across line m, and Counterclockwise rotation about K by 240° map the triangle exactly onto itself.
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