Which of the following mathematical patterns is evident in the drawing below?
An image shows a drawing of two hands holding pencils. The hand on the top appears to be drawing the hand on the bottom, with the pencil pointing to the left. The hand on the bottom appears to be drawing the hand on the top, with the pencil pointing to the right.
A. dilation
B. rotation
C. similarity
D. symmetry
D. symmetry
The correct answer is D. symmetry.
Symmetry is evident in the drawing because both hands and pencils are in identical positions with respect to a line of reflection, which is the line separating the two hands. The objects on either side of the line of reflection are mirror images of each other.