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  1. Open-Ended If you stack the letters of MATH vertically, you can find a vertical line of symmetry. Find two other words for which this is true.
  2. Think About a Plan A quadrilateral with vertices at (1, 5) and open negative 2 comma negative 3 close  has point symmetry about the origin. Show that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
    • How can you use point symmetry to find the other vertices?
    • How can you show a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

Tell what type(s) of symmetry each figure has. For line symmetry, sketch the figure and the line(s) of symmetry. For rotational symmetry, tell the angle of rotation.

  1. A maple leaf has stem aligned with the top of the middle lope, with equal lobes on either side.
  2. A four-leaf clover has four heart-shaped lobes extending from the center at equal distances apart.
  3. Reasoning Is the line that contains the bisector of an angle also a line of symmetry of the angle? Explain.
  4. Reasoning Is the line that contains the bisector of an angle of a triangle also a line of symmetry of the triangle? Explain.
  5. Open-Ended The equation 10 over 10 , minus 1 equals 0 divides , 83 over 83  is not only true, but also symmetrical (horizontally). Write four other equations or inequalities that are both true and symmetrical.

Logos Describe the types of symmetry, if any, of each automobile logo.

  1. A Chevy logo is shaped like a horizontal parallelogram and a vertical rectangle with their centers overlapping.
  2. A Saturn logo is a square with curves extending through a red square inside, one opening down from bottom left to top right and one opening right from bottom right to top center.
  3. A Honda logo is a square shape with an H centered inside.
  4. A Mitsubishi logo has three equal diamonds extending from the center, to top center, bottom left, and bottom right.

Tell whether each three-dimensional object has reflectional symmetry in a plane, rotational symmetry about a line, or both.

  1. A sphere has a horizontal circumference line.
  2. A pyramid has a rectangular base and four triangular sides.
  3. A block is shapes like an L, with top segment shorter than the right segment.
  4. A block has two congruent pentagon bases, each appearing to have two pairs of congruent sides, connected by five rectangular sides.

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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments