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It means that if you flip the figure over, you get the same figure again.

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Q: How would you explain to someone what it means for a figure to have reflection symmetry?
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What figure has reflection symmetry and line symmetry?

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What is called a figure that reflects?

A line of symmetry is a reflection.


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A figure has linear symmetry when after reflection, the image looks exactly the same as the original


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