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Anirudh E.
Nov 6, 2017

Actually, some parallelograms have lines of symmetry. Others don't

Explanation:

Rhombi and squares actually have lines of symmetry:

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So do rectangles:

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But some parallelograms don't:

![http://education.vic.gov.au](https://useruploads.socratic.org/h5rL2f5QRaeC0L7wNUWg_1280px-Hydrogen_Deuterium_Tritium_Nuclei_Schmatic-en.svg.png)

It's simply a matter of the side lengths and angles in some parallelograms, which separate them and determine whether or not they have symmetry.

I hope that helps!

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