IXL | Reflections and rotations: write the rule

Quadrilateral

is reflected across the

-axis

to produce quadrilateral

Write the rule for the reflection.

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question

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is reflected across the

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to produce

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Write the rule for the reflection.

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solution

Look at how the vertices of

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are transformed by a reflection across the

-axis.

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For each pair of corresponding vertices, notice that the

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of the original vertex changes sign. This is because reflecting a point

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across the

-axis

produces the point

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So, this is the rule for reflecting across the

-axis:

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Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Reflections

Lesson: Rotations

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R.9Reflections: find the coordinates

R.11Rotations: find the coordinates

Lesson: Reflections

Lesson: Rotations

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