Line of Symmetry Practice

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Question 1
This question is on finding the line of symmetry. How many of such lines does this five-pointed star have?
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Answer

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A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 10
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Step by Step Solution 

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Step 1
When we fold the star along this line, both sides of the star is symmetrical.

 
five-pointed star is symmetrical
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Step 2
Next, we observe the same thing when this star is folded along this line.


five-pointed star is symmetrical
five-pointed star with line
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Step 3
Same observation here...
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Step 4
..and here...
five-pointed star is symmetrical
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Step 5
... and finally, it is the same here as well..
five-pointed star is symmetrical
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Step 6
From Step 1 to Step 5, we can see that this star has 5 lines of symmetry.

Hence, the answer is C.
star is all the lines of symmetry
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