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

 Rotational Symmetry
The order of 2
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 3600 . 1
Order 1 Order 2
3
3 4

2 1
2 1
Order 3 Order 4
 Rotational Symmetry
2
The order of
rotational
symmetry that
an object has
is the number 1
Order 1 of times that it Order 2
3 fits on to itself
during a full
rotation of
3600

2 1

Order 3
 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

4 1

3 Order 5 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 1

4 2

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
3

2 1

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
A square has rotational symmetry of order ? 4

3 4

2 1

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 ? 5
5

4 1

3
2

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 ? 6

5 6
The hexagon
has rotational
Symmetry 6
times. 360 6.
It has
4 1 symmetry
eveyy 60
degrees

3 2
 Regular Octagon
A regular octagon has rotational symmetry of order ?

Octagon
 Regular Octagon
A regular octagon has rotational symmetry of order ? 8

7 8 The regular
octagon has 8
points of
rotational
6 1 symmetry. It
matches up
3608 or every
45 degrees !
5 2

4 3
 Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Rectangle
 Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ? 2

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 ? 2

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 ? 1

1
 Scalene Triangle
An scalene triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Scalene
 Scalene Triangle
An scalene triangle has rotational symmetry of order ? 1

1
 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?

1
 Kite
A kite has rotational symmetry of order ?

Kite
 Kite
A kite has rotational symmetry of order ? 1
1

Kite
 Rhombus
A rhombus has rotational symmetry of order ?

Rhombus
 Rhombus
A rhombus has rotational symmetry of order ? 2

1
 Ellipse
An ellipse has rotational symmetry of order ?

Ellipse
 Ellipse
An ellipse has rotational symmetry of order ? 2

1 2

Ellipse
 Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
1 2 3 4

Order 6 Order 2 Order 3 Order 2

5 6 7 8

Order 1 Order 3 Order 2 Order 5

9 10 11 12

Order 4 Order 1 Order 6 Order 8

 Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
13 14 15 16

Order 4 Order 1 Order 2 Order 5

17 18 19 20

Order 2 Order 4 Order 6 Order 3

21 22 23 24

Order 5 Order 4 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 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 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