Can the diagonals of a rectangle be lines of symmetry for the rectangle?
A
Yes
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B
No
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Solution
The correct option is B No A rectangle is a quadrilateral with 2 diagonals. The diagonals of a rectangle cannot be its line of symmetry because, on reflecting along the diagonals, shapes of reflected half and other would not be identical.
So, option (b) is correct.
A rectangle has 2 lines of symmetry, 1 vertical and 1 horizontal as follows:
On reflecting along these lines we will get perfectly matching pairs.