NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths (Ganita Prakash)
Chapter 9 – Symmetry
Exercise 9.2
Figure it Out
1. Find the angles of symmetry for 2. Which of the following figures have more than
one angle of symmetry? the given figures about the point marked •.
Ans: To determine the angle of symmetry, let’s rotate the figure by 90°.
After a 90° rotation, the figure remains unchanged, indicating that 90° is the angle of
symmetry.
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A 90° rotation results in a new figure that does not overlap with the original. The figure
returns to its original shape only after completing a full 360° rotation, meaning 360° is
also an angle of symmetry.
The figure remains unchanged after a 180° rotation, which confirms that 180° is another
angle of symmetry.
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2. Which of the following figures have more than one angle of symmetry?
Ans: All options except (g) have multiple angles of symmetry. This indicates that those
figures possess various ways to rotate and maintain their original appearance.
3. Give the order of rotational symmetry for each figure:
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(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 6
(d) 3
(e) 4
(f) 5
Figure it Out
1. Colour the sectors of the circle below so that the figure has
i) 3 angles of symmetry,
ii) 4 angles of symmetry,
iii) what are the possible numbers of angles of symmetry you can obtain by colouring
the sectors in different ways?
Ans: (a) It will appear the same after each 120° rotation.
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(b) It will look the same after every 90° rotation.
(c) There are four possible ways.
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2. Draw two figures other than a circle and a square that have both reflection
symmetry and rotational symmetry.
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3. Draw, wherever possible, a rough sketch of:
a. A triangle with at least two lines of symmetry and at least two angles of symmetry.
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b. A triangle with only one line of symmetry but not having rotational symmetry.
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c. A quadrilateral with rotational symmetry but no reflection symmetry.
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d. A quadrilateral with reflection symmetry but not having rotational symmetry.
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4. In a figure, 60° is the smallest angle of symmetry. What are the other angles of
symmetry of this figure?
Ans: Since 60° is the smallest angle, any angle that is a multiple of 60° up to 360° is also
an angle of symmetry. The angles include 120°, 180°, 240°, 300°, and 360°. This means
the figure can maintain its symmetry at these specific rotational angles.
5. In a figure, 60° is an angle of symmetry. The figure has two angles of symmetry
less than 60°. What is its smallest angle of symmetry?
Ans: The smallest angle of symmetry is calculated as 60° divided by 3, which equals 20°.
6. Can we have a figure with rotational symmetry whose smallest angle of symmetry
is:
a. 45°?
Ans: Yes, because 360 is divisible by 45.
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b. 17°?
Ans: No, because 360 is not divisible by 17.
7. This is a picture of the new Parliament Building in Delhi.
a. Does the outer boundary of the picture have reflection symmetry? If so, draw the
lines of symmetries. How many are they?
Ans: The outer boundary exhibits rotational symmetry around its center.
The smallest angle of rotation is calculated as 360° ÷ 3 = 120°.
Additional angles of rotation are 240° and 360°.
b. Does it have rotational symmetry around its centre? If so, find the angles of
rotational symmetry.
Ans: The outer boundary displays reflection symmetry, featuring 3 lines of symmetry.
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8. How many lines of symmetry do the shapes in the first shape sequence in Chapter
1, Table 3, the Regular Polygons, have? What number sequence do you get?
Ans:
A 3-sided regular polygon (equilateral triangle) has 3 lines of symmetry.
A 4-sided regular polygon (square) has 4 lines of symmetry.
A 5-sided regular polygon (regular pentagon) has 5 lines of symmetry.
6-sided regular polygon (regular hexagon) has 6 lines of symmetry.
We can see a clear pattern: the number of sides in a regular polygon equals the number of
lines of symmetry. The number sequence is: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …
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9. How many angles of symmetry do the shapes in the first shape sequence in Chapter
1, Table 3, the Regular Polygons, have? What number sequence do you get?
Ans: The number of angles of symmetry is equal to the number of lines of symmetry.
Therefore, we have the following number sequence: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …
10. How many lines of symmetry do the shapes in the last shape sequence in Chapter
1, Table 3, the Koch Snowflake sequence, have? How many angles of symmetry?
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11. How many lines of symmetry and angles of symmetry does Ashoka Chakra have?
Ans: The Ashoka Chakra features 24 spokes that are evenly distributed. These 24 spokes
form 12 pairs. A line drawn through each opposite pair represents a line of symmetry,
resulting in a total of 12 lines of symmetry. The smallest angle of symmetry is calculated
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as 360° ÷ 12 = 30°. The other angles of symmetry are multiples of this angle up to 360°.
These include 60°, 120°, 150°, and so on, totaling 12 angles.
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