What letters of the English alphabet have reflectional symmetry (i.e., symmetry related to mirror reflection) about?
a) a vertical mirror
b) a horizontal mirror
c) both horizontal and vertical mirrors.
a) Letters of the English alphabet symmetric about a vertical mirror are: -
A, H, I, M, O, U, V, W, X and Y
These letters when flipped horizontally along a mirror retains the original figure which is shown as follows:
b) Letters of the English alphabet symmetric about a horizontal mirror: -
B, C, D, E, H, I, O and X
The letters when flipped vertically along a mirror retains the original figure which is shown as follows:
c) Letters of the English alphabet symmetric about both horizontal and vertical mirrors: -
H, I, O and X
The letters when flipped along both the axes (horizontal and vertical) retains the original figure.