Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 6-Maths (Practice Set 20): Chapter 7- Symmetry

Class 6: Maths Chapter 7 solutions. Complete Class 6 Maths Chapter 7 Notes.

Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 6-Maths (Practice Set 20): Chapter 7- Symmetry

Maharashtra Board 6th Maths Chapter 7, Class 6 Maths Chapter 7 solutions

Question 1.
Draw the axes of symmetry of each of the figures below. Which of them has more than one axis of symmetry?

Solution:

Figures (i), (ii) and (iv) have more than one axis of symmetry.

Question 2.
Write the capital letters of the English alphabet in your notebook. Try to draw their axes of symmetry. Which ones have an axis of symmetry? Which ones have more than one axis of symmetry?
Solution:
Alphabets having axis of symmetry:

Alphabets having more than one axis of symmetry:

Question 3.
Use color, a thread and a folded paper to draw symmetrical shapes.
Solution:
Take any color, a thread and a folded square paper.
Step 1:
Take a folded square paper which is folded along one of its axis of symmetry.

Step 2:
Open the paper. Draw a square in one comer. Place the thread in the square drawn and apply colour on it as shown in the figure.

Step 3:
Remove the thread. You will see a white patch where the thread was.

Step 4:
Fold the paper and press it along the axis of symmetry. When you unfold the paper, you will see an imprint on the other side of the fold which is identical to the color patch you had made earlier.

Question 4.
Observe various commonly seen objects such as tree leaves, birds in flight, pictures of historical buildings, etc. Find symmetrical shapes among them and make a collection of them.
Solution:
Some of the symmetrical objects seen in daily life are shown below:

Questions and Activities

Question 1.
Do you recognize this picture?
Why do you think the letters written on the front of the vehicle are written the way they are? Copy them on a paper. Hold the paper in front of a mirror and read it.
Do you see letters written like this anywhere else?
(Textbook pg. no. 40)

Solution:

1. The name written in reverse alphabets on the vehicle reads
   as ‘AMBULANCE’ when viewed in the mirror.
   In the case of an emergency, it helps a driver to quickly notice an ambulance by looking into his rear view mirror and read the reverse alphabets which appear perfectly normal in a mirror
2. Other than ambulance, we see letters written in reverse on school bus.

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Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 6-Maths (Practice Set 20): Chapter 7- Symmetry

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Chapterwise Maharashtra Board Solutions Class 6 Maths :

• Chapter 1- Basic Concepts in Geometry (Practice Set 1)
• Chapter 2- Angles (Practice Set 2)
• Chapter 2- Angles (Practice Set 3)
• Chapter 3- Integers (Practice Set 4)
• Chapter 3- Integers (Practice Set 5)
• Chapter 3- Integers (Practice Set 6)
• Chapter 3- Integers (Practice Set 7)
• Chapter 3- Integers (Practice Set 8)
• Chapter 4- Operations on Fractions (Practice Set 9)
• Chapter 4- Operations on Fractions (Practice Set 10)
• Chapter 4- Operations on Fractions (Practice Set 11)
• Chapter 4- Operations on Fractions (Practice Set 12)
• Chapter 4- Operations on Fractions (Practice Set 13)
• Chapter 5- Decimal Fractions (Practice Set 14)
• Chapter 5- Decimal Fractions (Practice Set 15)
• Chapter 5- Decimal Fractions (Practice Set 16)
• Chapter 5- Decimal Fractions (Practice Set 17)
• Chapter 6- Bar Graphs (Practice Set 18)
• Chapter 6- Bar Graphs (Practice Set 19)
• Chapter 7- Symmetry (Practice Set 20)
• Chapter 7- Symmetry (Practice Set 21)
• Chapter 8- Divisibility (Practice Set 22)
• Chapter 9- HCF-LCM (Practice Set 23)
• Chapter 9- HCF-LCM (Practice Set 24)
• Chapter 9- HCF-LCM (Practice Set 25)
• Chapter 10- Equations (Practice Set 26)
• Chapter 10- Equations (Practice Set 27)
• Chapter 11- Ratio-Proportion (Practice Set 28)
• Chapter 11- Ratio-Proportion (Practice Set 29)
• Chapter 12- Percentage (Practice Set 30)
• Chapter 13- Profit-Loss (Practice Set 31)
• Chapter 13- Profit-Loss (Practice Set 32)
• Chapter 13- Profit-Loss (Practice Set 33)
• Chapter 13- Profit-Loss (Practice Set 34)
• Chapter 14- Banks and Simple Interest (Practice Set 35)
• Chapter 15- Triangles and their Properties (Practice Set 36)
• Chapter 16- Quadrilaterals (Practice Set 37)
• Chapter 16- Quadrilaterals (Practice Set 38)
• Chapter 17- Geometrical Constructions (Practice Set 39)
• Chapter 17- Geometrical Constructions (Practice Set 40)
• Chapter 18- Three Dimensional Shapes (Practice Set 41)