SOLUTION: how many lines of symmetry does a pentagon have?

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Question 606903: how many lines of symmetry does a pentagon have?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, stanbon:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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5 if it is a regular pentagon, don't know if it isn't regular. In a regular pentagon, a line connecting a vertex with the midpoint of the side opposite that vertex is a line of symmetry.

John

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how many lines of symmetry does a pentagon have?
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Ans: One from each vertex, perpendicular to the opposite side.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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