Rotational Symmetry

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Rotational Symmetry
All 2 dimensional shapes have some rotational symmetry. The degree
of rotational symmetry that an object has is known as its order.
For shapes that have order 2 rotational symmetry or higher, a single
centre of rotation can be located.
For shapes that have only order 1 rotational symmetry a centre of
rotation can be found anywhere within it.

Order 1

Order 2

Order 3

Order 4

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Order 1

The order of
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 3600 .
3

1
Order 2

Order 3

Order 4

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2

Order 1

The order of
rotational
symmetry that
an object has
is the number
of times that it
fits on to itself
during a full
rotation of
3600

Order 3

1
Order 2

Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?

Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?
5

Order 5

Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?

Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?
6
5

4
3
Order 6

Equilateral Triangle
An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Equilateral Triangle
An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Equilateral Triangle
An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?
3

This shape has rotational symmetry every 120 degrees.

Square
A square has rotational symmetry of order ?

Square

Square
A square has rotational symmetry of order ?

Square
4

A square has rotational symmetry of order ?

A square has rotational symmetry every 90 degrees.

360 4 = 90

Regular Pentagon
A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Pentagon

Regular Pentagon
A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Regular Pentagon
A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

A regular pentagon has rotational symmetry 5 times. 360 degrees

divide by 5 means it matches up every 72 degrees.

Regular Hexagon
A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Hexagon

Regular Hexagon
A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Regular Hexagon
A regular hexagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

The hexagon
has rotational
Symmetry 6
times. 360 6.
It has
symmetry
eveyy 60
degrees

Regular Octagon
A regular octagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Octagon

Regular Octagon
A regular octagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

8
The regular
octagon has 8
points of
rotational
symmetry. It
matches up
3608 or every
45 degrees !

Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Rectangle

Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

2
2

1
This rectangle is not a regular polygon. It will show rotational
symmetry only twice. 360 degrees2 every 180 degrees

Parallelogram
A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order ?

Parallelogram

Parallelogram
A parallelogram has rotational symmetry of order ?

1
How many degrees must this parallelogram rotate before it shows
symmetry?

Isosceles Triangle
An isosceles triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Isosceles Triangle
An isosceles triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Scalene Triangle
An scalene triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Scalene

Scalene Triangle
An scalene triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Isosceles Trapezoid
A isocelese trapezoid has rotational symmetry of order ?

Isos Trapezium

Isosceles Trapezium
An isosceles trapezioid has rotational symmetry of order ? 1

Since there is no symmetry until it has rotated the entire 360 degrees,
the order of symmetry is one.

Right Trapezoid
A trapezium has rotational symmetry of order ?

Trapezium

Right Trapezoid
A right trapezoid has rotational symmetry of order1?

Kite
A kite has rotational symmetry of order ?

Kite

Kite
A kite has rotational symmetry of order ?
1

Kite

Rhombus
A rhombus has rotational symmetry of order ?

Rhombus

Rhombus
A rhombus has rotational symmetry of order ?

Ellipse
An ellipse has rotational symmetry of order ?

Ellipse

Ellipse
An ellipse has rotational symmetry of order ?

Ellipse

Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
1

Order 6

10

Order 4

11

Order 1

Order 5

Order 2

Order 3

Order 1

Order 2

Order 3

Order 2

12

Order 6

Order 8

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State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
13

14

Order 4
17

15

Order 1
18

22

21

Order 5

19

20

Order 3

Order 6
23

Order 4

Order 5

Order 2

Order 4

Order 2

16

24

Order 3

Order 1

Now..its the time for

To ignite your minds..

@ First, Observe the given Picture carefully.

@ Try to Imagine the rotation
@ Concentrate on the inner designs also
@ Each question carries 1m as usual

@ Time limit for each Work sheet is 5 min., only

# WRITE ONLY THE ORDER OF ROTATIONAL
SYMMETRY IN THE GIVEN BOXES

Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
1

10

Worksheet 1

Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Worksheet 2