Question
Draw, wherever possible, a rough sketch of
(i) a triangle with both line and rotational symmetries of order more than 1.
(ii) a triangle with only line symmetry and no rotational symmetry of order more than 1.
(iii) a quadrilateral with a rotational symmetry of order more than 1, but not a line symmetry.
(iv) a quadrilateral with line symmetry, but not a rotational symmetry of order more than 1.

Answer

(i) An equilateral triangle has 3 lines of symmetry which are shown by dotted lines
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Also, an equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3 as shown below:
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(ii) An isosceles triangle has only one line of symmetry, which is shown below by dotted lines and it has no rotational symmetry of order more than 1.
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(iii) A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order more than 1, but not a line symmetry.
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(iv) An isosceles trapezium has a line of symmetry, which is shown by dotted lines, but not a rotational symmetry of order more than 1.
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