Rotational symmetry is where you can have a shape and rotate it so that it can fit perfectly in the same position as when it started. However a full rotation does not count as rotational symmetry.
Line symmetry also known as reflection symmetry is different to rotational symmetry because it is where a picture is reflected to the other side of an image. The reflection does not have a certain direction it can go up,down or side, to side even diagonal. Rotation symmetry does not have a certain direction it just has to spin so that the shape is at its starting point.
What do you do to check if a shape has rotational symmetry?
You put a pin in the centre of a shape and rotate it so that it fits perfectly to the starting point without turning it a full rotation. If it does not fit perfectly on on e of the rotations it does not have rotational symmetry.
Find pictures of 3 real life objects which have rotational symmetry (not shapes, objects e.g. foods, logos) and paste them into your post
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