What is the difference between reflection and symmetry

Something that is symmetrical has corresponding similar parts: in other words, one side is the same as the other. Symmetry is something that we observe in many places in our daily lives without even noticing it.

It is easily noticeable in various arts, buildings, and monuments. Nature uses symmetry to make things beautiful. Symmetry in everyday refers to a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion and balance. The wings of most butterflies are identical on both sides, the left and right sides.

Reflection symmetry is a type of symmetry about reflections. Even if there exists at least one line that divides a figure into two halves such that one-half is the mirror image of the other half, it is known as reflection symmetry. It is also known as line symmetry. The line of symmetry can be in any direction, horizontal, vertical, slanting, etc.

The very first thing to check is that one half should be the reflection of the other half. Imagine folding a rectangle along each line of symmetry and each of the half matching up perfectly, this is symmetry.

Thus, a shape has to have at least one line of symmetry to be considered as a shape with reflection symmetry. Also, there is one most important property of reflection symmetry - For the two halves which are symmetrical, one of them follows lateral inversion, that is left side appears to be the right side as it happens when you look in a mirror. Example 1: If k and l are the lines of reflection symmetry, complete the following figure.

Here my dog "Flame" has her face made perfectly symmetrical with a bit of photo magic. The white line down the center is the Line of Symmetry also called the "Mirror Line". The Line of Symmetry also called the Mirror Line can be in any direction. In Year 6 children reflect shapes.

They will be given a shape and asked to reflect in the other three quadrants using the x-axis and y-axis. This is often combined with coordinates work. In Year 6 some more able children will also look at rotational symmetry generally taught in Y7. They will be taught to identify how many times a shape can be rotated around a centre point and remain the same. They will be able to use rotational symmetry when describing a shape's properties.

More like this. What is symmetry? Line symmetry. Reflective symmetry.