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Consider the letters of English alphabets, A to Z. List among them the letters which have:

(a) Vertical lines of symmetry (like A)


(b) horizontal lines of symmetry (like B)


(c) no lines of symmetry (like Q)

(a) The letters that have verticle line of symmetry are as follows:

A, H, I, M, O, T, U, V, W, X, Y


(b) The letters that have horizontal line of symmetry are as follows:


B, C, D, E, H, I, K, O, X


(c) The letters that have no line of symmetry are as follows:


F, G, J, L, N, P, Q, R, S, Z


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5

On a squared paper, sketch the following:

(a) A triangle with a horizontal line of symmetry but no vertical line of symmetry.


(b) A quadrilateral with both horizontal and vertical lines of symmetry.


(c) A quadrilateral with a horizontal line of symmetry but no vertical line of symmetry.


(d) A hexagon with exactly two lines of symmetry.


(e) A hexagon with six lines of symmetry.

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Trace each figure and draw the lines of symmetry, if any:

(a)


(b)


(c)


(d)


(e)


(f)

8

Given here are figures of a few folded sheets and designs drawn about the fold. In each case, draw a rough diagram of the complete figure that would be seen when the design is cut off.

 1

Find the number of lines of symmetry in each of the following shapes:

How will you check your answer?


(a) (b)


(c) (d)


(e) (f)