Class 4 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 2: Hide and Seek⭐ Topic 1
Symmetry and Reflection
Symmetry means a shape has matching, mirrored halves, and reflection shows us what a shape or object looks like when flipped, like in a mirr
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When we hold an object up to a mirror, the mirror shows its reflection - an exact, flipped copy of the object.
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A shape is symmetric if its reflection across a line (the line of symmetry) looks exactly like the original shape.
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- Symmetry means a shape has matching, mirrored halves.
- A mirror shows the reflection of an object.
- A reflection is an exact, flipped copy.
- A shape is symmetric if its reflection matches the original.
- Reflections flip left-right or up-down.
- Writing looks backwards in a mirror due to reflection.
- Symmetry and reflection appear in art and nature.
- Water can create natural reflections.
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symmetry and reflection