Rotational Symmetry
Rotational Symmetry: Overview
This topic discusses the different patterns and shapes that can be divided into two mirror halves by a dotted line and includes a few activities on making a line and placing a mirror there to get the exact figure.
Important Questions on Rotational Symmetry
Which of the following is the axis of rotation of a ceiling fan?

A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order .

What is the order of the rotational symmetry of the following figure?

A shape has rotational symmetry. Its angle of rotation is 40 degrees. Which of these could be this shape?

A shape has rotational symmetry. Its angle of rotation is 90 degrees. Which of these could be this shape?

A shape has rotational symmetry. It has an angle of rotation of 45 degrees.
Its order of rotational symmetry is_____

A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry. What is its angle of rotation?

A shape has rotational symmetry. Its angle of rotation is 180 degrees. Which of these could be this shape?

What is the order of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon about its centre?
The order of rotational symmetry of a regular hexagon is_____

A shape has rotational symmetry. It has an angle of rotation of 120 degrees.
Its order of rotational symmetry is_____

A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry. What is its angle of rotation?

A square has rotational symmetry. What is its angle of rotation?

An equilateral triangle has an order of symmetry 3. What is its angle of rotation?

What is the angle of rotation of an object whose order of rotational symmetry is 2?

A shape has no rotational symmetry. What is its order of symmetry?

What is the order of symmetry of a rhombus?
The order of symmetry of a rhombus is_____

Give the order of rotational symmetry for the following figure when rotated about the marked point ().

Find the order of rotational symmetry for the following figure when rotated about the marked point .

Find the order of rotational symmetry for the following figure when rotated about the marked point .

Give the order of rotational symmetry for the given figure when rotated about the marked point.
