How many lines of symmetry does a circle have

Circles have an infinite amount of lines of symmetry. You can go on and on and on and never find a specific number of lines of symmetry. Circles are the only figures that have an infinite amount of lines of symmetry.

how many lines of symmetry does a circle have

A circle has infinite lines of symmetry

so the amount of sides there is in the shape is how much lines of symmetry there is in that shape

Symmetry is basically two sides of a shape that are the same. Imagine a triangle split in half. That would be symmetrical. Good luck and keep practicing!

I did not understand how the pentagon had symmetry that way can you help me please?

Yes, if you fold the pentagon over the dotted line, then the two pieces would match perfectly.

how to find total number of lines of symmetry

just do it as many times and many ways till you get all you need

how do you solve decomposing angles when there is no sign of solving it. it is impossible when you have to subtract the numbers and then the answer is wrong, i never get the decomposing angle questions right, i always get 0% in them. geometry is difficult. isn't it. i always try to solve the questions if they are not right, but it never is right and i never get them right even after having a second go at them.

Every body can make mistakes just keep trying

How many line of symmetry does a circle have?

A circle has infinite amount of lines maybe 20 or more

How much lines does a star have

Draw out a star and count them. For your normal 5-pointed star, you can draw a line of symmetry straight down the middle. You can also rotate the star so that the next point is on top, and draw a vertical line of symmetry for that. Keep going, and you end up with 5 lines of symmetry, one for each point.

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Course: 4th grade > Unit 11

Lesson 6: Line of symmetry

Symmetry review

Google Classroom

Review symmetrical shapes and lines of symmetry. Then, try some practice problems.

Line of symmetry

line of symmetry

is a line where we can fold the image and have both halves match exactly.

Example:

When we divide the figure with Line

A

, the resulting two parts are mirror images of each other:

Line

A

is a line of symmetry.

Want to learn more about lines of symmetry? Check out this video.

Symmetrical figures

Shapes are

symmetrical

if they have at least one

line of symmetry

on them.

Example:

This shape is

symmetrical

Because we can draw at least one

line of symmetry

on it:

Want to learn more about symmetrical figures? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1

In the figure below, which of the following is a line of symmetry?

Want to try more problems like this? Check out these exercises:
Identify lines of symmetry and symmetrical figures
Draw lines of symmetry and symmetrical figures

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