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Classify each border pattern by its symmetry type. Use the standard crystallographic notation (mm, mg, m1, 1m, 1g, 12, or 11). (a) . . . A A A A A . . . . . . D D D D D . . . . . . Z Z Z Z Z . . . . . . L L L L L

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QUESTION:

Classify each border pattern by its symmetry type. Use the standard crystallographic notation (mm, mg, m1, 1m, 1g, 12, or 11). (a) . . . A A A A A . . . . . . D D D D D . . . . . . Z Z Z Z Z . . . . . . L L L L L

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a)The given pattern has vertical reflection symmetry since it would have two mirror images if we draw a vertical line between the letters or in the middle of a letter.

It doesn't have a half-turn symmetry and a horizontal reflection symmetry. Hence, its symmetry type is

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