Symmetry of polygons: lines of symmetry and rotations that map a shape onto itself
Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Ari sketches a four-sided shape with exactly 2 lines of symmetry and no right angles. Which shape is it?
- A rectangle that is not a square
- A square
- A parallelogram with no right angles or equal sides
- A rhombus that is not a square
Bo draws a four-sided shape with 4 right angles and exactly 2 lines of symmetry. Which shape is it?
- A rhombus that is not a square
- A square
- A rectangle that is not a square
- A parallelogram with no right angles
Esme draws a trapezoid with exactly 1 line of symmetry. What must be true about it?
- Its two slanted sides are equal
- Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel
- Its two parallel sides are equal
- It has four right angles
Jun says a shape maps onto itself by a half turn but has no line of symmetry. Which four-sided shape fits?
- A parallelogram with no right angles and unequal sides
- A rectangle that is not a square
- A rhombus that is not a square
- An isosceles trapezoid
Kira turns a regular hexagon ABCDEF, labeled counterclockwise, 120° counterclockwise about its center. It lands on itself. Where does corner A go?
- E
- B
- C
- D
Milo turns a regular pentagon ABCDE, labeled counterclockwise, 216° counterclockwise about its center. It lands on itself. Where does corner B go?
- E
- C
- A
- D
Noah turns a regular nonagon ABCDEFGHI, labeled counterclockwise, 120° counterclockwise about its center. It lands on itself. Where does corner C go?
- F
- I
- G
- D
Ren's regular polygon fits onto itself after a smallest turn of 30°. How many of its lines of symmetry go through two opposite corners?
Tala's regular polygon fits onto itself after a smallest turn of 45°. How many of its lines of symmetry go through two opposite corners?
A regular polygon with an even number of sides. Its smallest turn symmetry is 45°. A regular polygon with an even number of sides. Its smallest turn symmetry is 45°. 45° Not to scale. Zee's regular polygon fits onto itself after a smallest turn of 20°. How many of its lines of symmetry go through two opposite corners?
A regular polygon with an even number of sides. Its smallest turn symmetry is 20°. A regular polygon with an even number of sides. Its smallest turn symmetry is 20°. 20° Not to scale.