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Mathematics Question on Lines Of Symmetry For Regular Polygons

What other name can you give to the line of symmetry of

  1. an isosceles triangle?
  2. a circle?
Answer

(a) An isosceles triangle has only 1 line of symmetry.
An isosceles triangle
Therefore, this line of symmetry is the median and also the altitude of this isosceles triangle.


(b) There are infinite lines of symmetry in a circle. Some of these are represented as follows.
a circle
It can be concluded that each line of symmetry is the diameter for this circle.