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.


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