Line symmetry can be described as one half of a shape or object being the reflection of the other half. In class, we’ve been using Miras to reflect shapes or to find what the other half of an object will look like exactly. We’ve also been folding paper objects to see if there are any lines of symmetry at all. Symmetry is everywhere: in art, architecture, nature, and all fields of mathematics!

When he was 20, Wilson Alwyn “Snowflake” Bentley photographed his first snowflake by catching the flakes on black velvet before they melted. He became an expert in snowflake photography, capturing over 5000 images.

In the picture below, how many lines of symmetry does the snowflake have?

a)  3     b)    6      c)    12      d)    9