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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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