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MathXplosion, Ep 34: Kite symmetry

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MathXplosion, Ep 34: Kite symmetry

SUBJECTS:  Maths

YEARS:  5–6, 7–8


Unfurl the secret of symmetry used in kites to make them fly!

A kite in geometry looks a lot like a kite in the sky.

We see that a kite is a special quadrilateral in which one of its two diagonals (long and short) is also its axis of symmetry, and if you fold the kite along that diagonal, the two halves will match up exactly (i.e. they are congruent).


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Video © GAPC Entertainment.


Date of broadcast: 29 Oct 2018


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