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Chapter 14 Symmetry Ex 14.2 Solutions

Question - 1 : - Which of the following figures have rotational symmetry of order more than 1?

Answer - 1 : -

The figure (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f) have rotational symmetrymore than 1.

Question - 2 : - Give the order of rotational symmetry for each figure:

Answer - 2 : -


Let ustake a point S on one end of the given figure. Rotating by 180°, S comes atother end and then again rotating by 180°, it comes at its original position.
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/180=2

Let ustake any point S in figure (1). It takes two rotations to come back to itsoriginal position.
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/180=2



Let us mark any vertex of the given figure. It takes three rotations to comeback to its original shape.
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/120=3

Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/90=4


Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/90=4

(f)The given figure is a regular pentagon which can take one rotation at an angleof 72°.
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/72=5

(g) The given figure requires six rotations each through an angle of 60°
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/60=6

(h)The given figure requires three rotations, each through an angle of 120°.
Orderof rotational symmetry = 360/120=3

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