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TECTURE NOTES ON SYMMETRY (MATHEMATTCS-B)

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Symmetry

7. Line of symmetly
The line of symmetry of a figure is a line in the figure such that the opposite sides of the figure

are reflections of each other in this line.

r Example: A rectangle has two lines of symmetry while a parallelogram has no lines of symmetry
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2. Rotdtional syrmmetry
lf a figure can be rotated about a point through an angle other than 360o, without changing its
original position, the figure is said to have rototional symmetry obout the point.

The order ofrototional symmetry of o figure is the number of times the figure can be rotated
without changing its original position.
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lf a figure can only be rotated through 360' without changing its original position, the order of
rotational symmetry is 1 and the figure has no rotational symmetry.

Symmetries of some common figures:

NAME OF FIGURES NO. OF LINE OF SYMMETRY ORDER OF ROTATIONAT

SYMMETRY
Scalene triangle 0 L
lsosceles triansle 1 1
Equilateral triangle 3 3
Square 4 4
Rectansle 2 2
Rhombus 2 2
Parallelogram 0 2
Kite 1 1
Regular pentagon 5 5
Regular Hexaeon 5 5
Semicircle L L
Circle lnfinite lnfinite

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