ECZ 2012 · O-Level Paper 1 — Symmetry

The diagram shows a squared floor tile with centre O. Describe fully the rotational symmetry, about O, of this floor tile.

Diagram for ECZ 2012 · O-Level Paper 1
  • A. Rotational symmetry of order 2
  • B. Rotational symmetry of order 4
  • C. No rotational symmetry, order 1
  • D. Rotational symmetry of order 8

Verified working — step 1

Each of the four curved marks is the previous one turned a quarter turn, so the tile maps onto itself every 90 degrees. 36090= …

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