Question

Question 21

Fill in the blanks to make the statements true.

The number of lines of symmetry in a rectangle and a square are ____ (equal/unequal).

Answer 1

unequal

The "Line of Symmetry" is the imaginary line where you could fold the image and have both halves match exactly.

Lines of symmetry for rectangle:

Lines of symmetry for square:

Clearly, the rectangle has two lines of symmetry, whereas square has four lines of symmetry.