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Geometry Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

Which of the following shapes has a vertical line of
symmetry?

Pick one

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

If a figure has a vertical line of symmetry, then when it is
reflected in (or folded along) this vertical line, the two halves of the
figure are identical to one another. Of the given shapes, such a
vertical line is only possible for (E).

Solution 2

If a figure has a vertical line of symmetry, then when it is
reflected in (or folded along) this vertical line, the two halves of the
figure are identical to one another. Of the given shapes, such a
vertical line is only possible for (E).

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