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Question
In figure, PQRS is a rectangle. State the lines of symmetry of the rectangle.
Solution
As we know that, a rectangle has two lines of symmetry along the line segments joining the mid-points of the opposite sides.
So, in the given rectangle, lines AC and BD are the lines of symmetry.
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