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Symmetry in regular polygons

A regular polygon is a shape in which all the sides are equal and all the angles are equal.

Equilateral triangle

An equilateral triangle is a regular polygon:

  • It has three equal sides.
  • It has three equal angles.
  • It has three lines of symmetry
Lines of symmetry of a square and a regular pentagon

A square is a regular polygon:

  • It has four equal sides.
  • It has four equal angles.
  • It has four lines of symmetry.

A regular pentagon shows the same pattern:

  • It has five equal sides.
  • It has five equal angles.
  • It has five lines of symmetry.