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8 different shapes are given in the following figure. How many shapes have exactly 1 line of symmetry?
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A line of symmetry is a line that divides a figure into two corresponding parts, each of which is the mirror image of the other.
Isosceles trapezoid and Isosceles triangle have exactly one line of symmetry.

In case of Isosceles trapezoid, The vertical line which cut both the horizontal line into 2 equal parts is line of symmetry .

In case of Isosceles triangle, the perpendicular bisector of longest side is line of symmetry.

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