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0580/33 May/Jun 2025, Question 2: Lines of Symmetry

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 33 (Core) · Calculator · 1 mark

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The question, in short

A 4 by 6 grid has some squares shaded; shade one more square so the completed pattern has exactly 1 line of symmetry.

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Solution · 1 mark

  1. 1The vertical line between columns 3 and 4 is the line of symmetry
  2. 2Row 2 has columns 1, 2 and 6 shaded; column 5 is needed to mirror column 2
  3. 3Shade row 2, column 5

AnswerShade row 2, column 5 (rows counted from the top, columns from the left)

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