Carmen’s Carpets
Carmen is a carpet designer who wants to create carpets with the most symmetrical designs. She is considering using the following shapes in her designs: square, triangle, circle, and rectangle. She wants to know which of these shapes has the most lines of symmetry.
Questions
- What are the lines of symmetry in a square?
- What are the lines of symmetry in a triangle?
- What are the lines of symmetry in a circle?
- What are the lines of symmetry in a rectangle?
Answers
- A square has four lines of symmetry.
- A triangle has one line of symmetry.
- A circle has an infinite number of lines of symmetry.
- A rectangle has two lines of symmetry.