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Question
In each figure alongside, a letter of the alphabet is shown along with a vertical line. Take the mirror image of the letter in the given line. Find which letters look the same after reflection (i.e. which letters look the same in the image) and which do not. Can you guess why?
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Try for O E M N P H L T S V X
Solution
The mirror images of these figures will be as follows.
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The letters that have vertical line of symmetry will have same mirror images. These letters are O, M, H, T, V, X and hence, these letters will look the same.
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