Question

Copy the figures with the punched holes and find the axes of symmetry for the following-

Answer 1

Hint: The axis of symmetry is an imaginary line passing through a body or a figure which divides it into two equal parts or halves in terms of shape, mass or quantity. To find the axis of symmetry in a figure, look for symmetricity in the figure.

Complete step-by-step answer:
In the given figure, we can see that there are two black dots, hence they can be used as points of symmetry. We can clearly see that the each pair of dots lie at one of altitudes of the equilateral triangle, so we can draw the axes of symmetry as-


These are the required axes of symmetry, and are represented as dotted lines in the plane of the figure.

Note: The most common mistake is that students think that there can be only one axis of symmetry in a figure, which is not true. Infact figures such as circles have infinite axes of symmetry. Hence, students should look for all possible symmetry in the figure.