Symmetry
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q I can - Given a shape, I CAN describe the rotations and reflections that
carry it onto itself.
“To carry a shape onto itself” is another way of saying that a shape has
symmetry.
How to determine if a figure has line symmetry……
“Can a line be drawn that divides the figure into two mirror images?”
Example: Determine whether each image below has line symmetry. If it does, use a
straight-edge to draw all the possible lines of symmetry.
Line symmetry? yes or no Line symmetry? yes or no Line symmetry? yes or no Line symmetry? yes or no
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Line symmetry? yes or no
Line symmetry? yes or no
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY
A shape has rotational symmetry if it can be turned or rotated around a point and make exactly the same shape.
0°(not rotating) and 360° (rotating all the way around) don’t count as rotational symmetry because ALL shapes can
do this!
The number of times the shape repeats itself during one full revolution is called the __________________________.
Example: Determine whether each image below has rotational symmetry and write
the rotation symmetry order.
RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no
RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no
RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no
RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no
RotaDonal symmetry? yes or no
POINT SYMMETRY
When every part has a matching part
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A simple test to determine whether a figure has point symmetry is to turn it upside-
down and see if it looks the same. A figure that has point symmetry is unchanged in
appearance by a 180o rotaDon.
ALL all shapes that have point symmetry have rotaDonal symmetry with order of 2.
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Quadrilateral Symmetry Summary Chart
! Reflection*Symmetry* Reflection*Symmetry* Rotational*Symmetry* Rotation*Symmetry*
Diagram* Summary* Summary*
Angle*of*Rotation*
Parallelogram* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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Rectangle* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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______________! ______________! ______________!
Rhombus* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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Square* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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Trapezoid* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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Isosceles* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
Trapezoid* of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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Kite* ! The!number!of!lines! The!angle!of!rotation! The!rotation!
of!symmetry!is! is! symmetry!order!is!
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