7.1.1
Symmetry
Geometry Basics
Geometry Basics


Vertices and edges
Vertices and edges
- The corners of a polygon are called vertices and the sides are called edges.
Symmetry
Symmetry
Symmetry is all to do with how shapes look after being reflected in a mirror.


Symmetry
Symmetry
- Symmetry is when one side of a shape is the exact mirror image of the other side.
- A shape is symmetrical is one side of the shape is a mirror image of the other side.


Line of symmetry
Line of symmetry
- A line of symmetry of a shape is a line which divides the shapes into two halves which are mirror images of each other.
- A shape can have many lines of symmetry.
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