Question

State the number of lines of symmetry for the following figures:

(a) An equilateral triangle

(b) An isosceles triangle

(c) A scalene triangle

(d) A square

(e) A rectangle

(f) A rhombus

(g) A parallelogram

(h) A quadrilateral

(i) A regular hexagon

(j) A circle

Answer 1

(a) There are 3 lines of symmetry in an equilateral triangle.

(b)There is only 1 line of symmetry in an isosceles triangle.

(c) There is no line of symmetry in a scalene triangle.

(d)There are 4 lines of symmetry in a square.

(e) There are 2 lines of symmetry in a rectangle.

(f)There are 2 lines of symmetry in a rhombus.

(g) There is no line of symmetry in a parallelogram.

(h) There is no line of symmetry in a quadrilateral.

(i) There are 6 lines of symmetry in a regular hexagon.

(j)There are infinite lines of symmetry in a circle. Some of these are represented as follows.