Symmetry
If a shape has a line of symmetry, the line of symmetry will divide the shape
into two equal parts, one half of which can be folded along the line of symmetry
to fit exactly onto the other. Note, a rectangle has two (not four) lines of
symmetry and a circle has an infinite number.
If rotating a shape through a certain angle produces an identical shape, it has
rotational symmetry. If the shape can be rotated 4 times before returning to its
original shape (e.g. a square), it has rotational symmetry of order 4. An
equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order 3 and a rectangle of order
2.
Triangles
Isosceles triangles have two equal angles. The sides of the triangle opposite
the equal angles are equal in length to one another.
Equilateral triangles have all of their sides and angles equal. Since there are
180 degrees in a triangle and all the angles are equal, each angle is 60
degrees.
Other Shapes:

Parallelogram: opposite sides are parallel, opposite angles
are equal, the diagonals bisect one another.
Rhombus: (a parallelogram with all four sides of equal length), diagonals bisect
one another at right angles.
Trapezium: One pair of opposite sides are parallel.
Square: All sides are equal, all angles are 90 degrees, diagonals bisect one
another at 90 degrees.
Rectangle: All angles are 90 degrees, diagonals bisect one another.
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