3. Rotations
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Find the center of the figure. Then rotate the figure about this center until it matches itself exactly.
Yes, because a 180^(∘) rotation produces an identical image.
Before we begin, let's recall what it means when a figure has rotational symmetry.
A figure has rotational symmetry if it can be mapped onto itself by a rotation of 180 ^(∘) or less about the center of the figure. |
It seems that the figure from this diagram has rotational symmetry because it consists of two identical parts and we could made any part from the other by performing a rotation. To make sure that this is the case, let's first find the center of the figure. Its outermost edges form a square, so the center of this figure is the center of that square.