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MCQ practice - Identify line symmetry and the order of rotational symmetry for various shapes, including triangles and quadrilaterals, as well as understanding the symmetry properties of three-dimensional shapes like prisms, cylinders, pyramids, and cones, including their planes and axes of symmetry. - Symmetry

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Symmetry

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Which of the following shapes has exactly 3 lines of symmetry?.

  1. A.Equilateral triangle
  2. B.Square
  3. C.Rectangle
  4. D.Regular pentagon

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Diagram Description

Regular Pentagonal Prism

A prism with regular pentagon bases and rectangular sides.

ShapeSymmetry Property
Regular pentagonal prismLines of symmetry and planes of symmetry
  1. a

    State the number of lines of symmetry of the pentagonal base.

    Aim for approximately 1 distinct marking point.

    [1]
  2. b

    Describe the planes of symmetry of the pentagonal prism.

    Aim for approximately 3 distinct marking points.

    [3]