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Chapter 12: Symmetry > What Have We Discussed

What Have We Discussed

1. A figure is said to have line symmetry if a line can be drawn dividing the figure into two identical parts.

2. This line is called a .

2. A figure may have no line of symmetry, only one line of symmetry, two lines of symmetry or of symmetry. Here are some examples.

Number of lines of symmetryExample
No line of symmetryA triangle
Only one line of symmetryAn triangle
Two lines of symmetryA
Three lines of symmetryAn triangle
Countless lines of symmetryA

3. The line symmetry is closely related to reflection.

4. When dealing with mirror reflection, we have to take into account the left ↔ right changes in orientation.

5. Symmetry has plenty of applications in everyday life as in art, architecture, textile technology, design creations, geometrical reasoning, Kolams, Rangoli etc.