Symmetry for Games

What is symmetry?

• A type of mathematical equation

• A form of poetry

• A type of rock formation

• A balanced and harmonious arrangement of parts on either side of a dividing line or plane.

How many lines of symmetry does a square have?

• 4

• 2

• 0

• 6

Which letter of the alphabet has rotational symmetry?

• O

• X

• M

• Z

What is the difference between line symmetry and rotational symmetry?

• Line symmetry divides an object into mirror images, while rotational symmetry allows the object to look the same after a certain rotation.

• Line symmetry creates identical copies of an object, while rotational symmetry creates mirror images of an object.

• Line symmetry involves rotating an object, while rotational symmetry involves reflecting an object.

• Line symmetry reflects an object across a line, while rotational symmetry reflects an object across a point.

Draw a shape with at least 2 lines of symmetry.

• Triangle

• Rectangle

• Circle

• Pentagon

What is the symmetrical property of a circle?

• The symmetrical property of a circle is that it has four equal sides

• The symmetrical property of a circle is that it has a right angle at every point

• Any line passing through the center divides the circle into two equal halves

• A circle has no symmetrical properties

What is the symmetrical property of an isosceles triangle?

• The angles are all equal

• The triangle has no lines of symmetry

• Two sides of the triangle are equal in length

• All three sides are equal in length

What is the symmetrical property of a rectangle?

• Opposite sides are equal in length and opposite angles are different in measure

• Opposite sides are equal in length and opposite angles are equal in measure

• All sides are equal in length and all angles are equal in measure

• All sides are equal in length and all angles are different in measure

What is the symmetrical property of a heart shape?

• It can be divided into three equal halves.

• It can be divided into two equal halves that mirror each other.

• It can be divided into unequal halves.

• It can be divided into two equal halves that don't mirror each other.

What is the symmetrical property of the letter 'X'?

• It has three equal halves

• It has no equal halves

• It has four equal halves

• It has two equal halves that mirror each other