Symmetry

Mathematics Book 2: Chapter 13

Symmetry?
• Symmetry comes from a Greek word meaning 'to measure
together' and is widely used in the study of geometry.
Mathematically, symmetry means that one shape becomes
exactly like another when you move it in some way: turn, flip
or slide. For two objects to be symmetrical, they must be the
same size and shape, with one object having a different
orientation from the first. There can also be symmetry in one
object, such as a face. If you draw a line of symmetry down
the center of your face, you can see that the left side is a
mirror image of the right side. Not all objects have symmetry;
if an object is not symmetrical, it is called asymmetric.
Symmetrical shapes
 Line Symmetry

Rotational Symmetry
Topics
Symmetry in Plane figures

Symmetry in 3-dimensions
Mirror Image?
• An image which is like a reflection
in a mirror.

Everything is the same, except

reversed.

Here the left and right sides of this

lovely dog are mirror images of
each other.
Practice Now 1
Practice Now 2
Ex 13 A