Reflection (mirror) symmetry of cube

Materials: 3 mirrors, square fragments, dry erase markers (4 colours)

three mirrorssquare fragmentspack of 6 squaresdry erase marker

 

 
First mirror
cube mirroredcube mirrored1cube mirrored
The mirror shows a plane of reflection symmetry in cube

 

 

Second mirror
cube mirrored 4
cube mirrored3
cube reflected two mirrors
   
The mirrors show two mutually perpendicular planes of mirror symmetry in cube
 

 

 

Third mirror
 
cube mirrored6
cube mirrored7
 
 
The mirrors show three mutually perpendicular planes of mirror symmetry in cube
 

 

 

Move of one mirror
 
cube mirrored8
cube mirrored9
 
     
The mirrors show three planes of mirror symmetry in cube. The planes of mirror symmetry are no longer all perpendicular. Two planes cross at angle 45deg and the third is perpendicular to both.
 

 

 

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