Symmetry

Gap-fill exercise

  
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Q1. Draw and answer the following.
(i) A traingle which has no line of symmetry
(ii) A traingle which has only one line of symmetry
(iii) A traingle which has three lines of symmetry
Ans:
(i) A traingle has line of symmetry
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(ii) An traingle has only line of
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(iii) An triangle has lines of symmetry.
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Q2. Find the alphabets in the box which have
(i) No line of symmetry
(ii) Rotational symmetry
(iii) Reflection symmetry
(iv) Reflection and rotational symmetry
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sol:
(i) The alphabets which have no line of symmetry are , , ,
(ii) The alphabets which have Rotational symmetry are
(iii) The alphabets which have reflection symmetry are .
(iv) The alphabets which has reflection and rotational symmetry are .

Q3. For the following pictures, find the number of lines of symmetry and also find the
order of rotation.
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Sol:
(i) Number of lines of symmetry is ; order of rotation is
(ii) Number of lines of symmetry is . Order of rotation is , because it is an triangle.
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(iii) Number of lines of symmetry are Order of rotation is
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(iv) Number of lines of symmetry and order of rotation
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(v) Number of line of symmetry is and order of rotation
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Q4. The three digit number 101 has rotational and reflection symmetry, Give nve more examples of three digit numbers which have both rotational and renection symmetry
Sol : The digits have rotational and symmetry.
.:. The three digits numbers , , ., have both and
symmetry.


Q5. Draw the following:
Sol:
i) A figure which has symmetry but symmetry.
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(ii) A figure which has symmetry but reflection symmetry.
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(iii) A figure which has both and symmetry.
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Q6. Find the line of symmetry and the order of rotational symmetry of the given regular polygons and complete the following table and answer the questions given below,
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1) A regular polygon of 10 sides will have _______ lines of symmetry.
2) If a regular polygon has 10 lines of symmetry, then its order of rotational symmetry is_____
3) A regular polygon of 'n' sides has________lines of symmetry and the order of rotational symmetry is _____
Sol:
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