Symmetry
What is symmetry?
- Symmetry can refer to:
- Line symmetry which deals with reflections and mirror images of shapes in both 2D and 3D
- Rotational symmetry which deals with how often a shape looks identical (congruent) when it has been rotated
Syllabus Edition
First teaching 2023
First exams 2025
The only time it looks the same is when you get back to the start
For the shape below, shade exactly 4 more squares so that the shape has rotational symmetry of order 4.
The shape below appears the same 4 times if rotated through 360 degrees
Consider the shape below.
There is 1 line of symmetry.
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