How Many Lines Of Symmetry Does A Square Have?

squares have many properties, but one that we rarely think about is the number of lines of symmetry they have. There are 5! = 120 different ways to choose which line of symmetry will serve as the longest line. In this video, we’ll learn about some of the ways to count the number of lines of symmetry in a square. The result is surprising: the number is the same as the number of lines you can fit inside of the square. And that’s just one of many surprising properties we can learn in this video.

What Are Symmetries?

Symmetry is a characteristic in a shape that can be described by a certain mathematical formula. A square, for example, is symmetrical. A square is perfectly symmetrical in that it is equally well aligned and positioned on the X and Y axis. All four sides are equivalent, meaning they can be rotated and flipped through 90 degrees in order to be in the same position as the original shape. Symmetry is considered to be one of the three fundamental symmetries of mathematics. The other two are: reflection and rotation. Reflection is the rotation of a shape through 90 degrees. For example, the mirror reflection of a square is a square with its top side upside down. Rotating a shape through 90 degrees is considered a rotation. For example, a square is rotated by 90 degrees to become a rectangle. If you were to mirror the shape of a square on the X and Y axis, the shape would be upside down.

How Can You Tell How Many Symmetries a Square Has?

Symmetry refers to the ability of shapes to be rotated or reflected in order to retain the same shape. A square has four equal sides. The opposite side can be reflected, rotated or turned over to retain its shape. A regular polygon has the same number of sides as it is rotated by a whole number of degrees. The more sides it has the fewer rotations it will have to make in order to be the same shape.

Image

You can think of a square as having four sides, each one a line. Each line has a different length, making the square four lines long. But what if we took the square and stretched it by a certain percentage? That would be an ellipse. An ellipse has the same number of lines, but each line has a different length, making it a different size. The ellipse would look like this:
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Now, if we take a square and stretch it by 100%, we would get a circle. Circles have zero lines of symmetry, making them perfect and symmetrical. The square would look like this:
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But we can get a different result if we stretch by 200%, which would be an ellipse. The circles would be different sizes, and we would get this:
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Proof

How many lines of symmetry does a square have. There are only 5 lines of symmetry in a square.

Definition

A square has four lines of symmetry. As the definition states, a square has the same points of symmetry as a square. Each point on a square is equivalent to another point on the square. When a square is rotated, the square is flipped over. This is one line of symmetry. A square also has two mirror lines. A mirror line is when you move an object through 90 degrees. If you rotate the object 90 degrees, the object will not appear to have moved. If you rotate the object 180 degrees, the object will appear to have moved. A square has four mirror lines. There are two more ways of dividing a square into two equal parts. If you cut the square into half vertically, you will have two equal parts. However, if you cut the square into half horizontally, you will have four equal parts.