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determine if the figure has line, point, and/or rotational symmetry. check all that apply. line symmetry point symmetry rotational symmetry none of the above
Brief Explanations
- Line Symmetry: A figure has line symmetry if there's a line (axis) that divides it into two mirror - image halves. For this "Y - like" figure, we can find a vertical line (or an appropriate line) such that one side of the line is the mirror image of the other side. So it has line symmetry.
- Point Symmetry: Point symmetry means that for every point in the figure, there is a corresponding point such that the center point is the mid - point between them. This figure does not have point symmetry as the shape does not map onto itself when rotated 180 degrees about a central point.
- Rotational Symmetry: Rotational symmetry requires that the figure can be rotated by an angle (less than 360 degrees) about a center and map onto itself. This figure does not have rotational symmetry (other than the trivial 360 - degree rotation) as rotating it by angles like 120 degrees, 180 degrees, etc., will not make it coincide with its original position. But since it has line symmetry, we consider that.
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