Reflections

Front

What color is the x-axis?

Back

Red

Front

What color is the y-axis?

Back

Black

Front

Reflect a figure over the horizontal line shown. What directions would you give? Reflect over the line: ________

Back

y = -4

Front

If the dotted figure is the image, the original figure was reflected over the ...

Back

x-axis

Front

The point ( -2,5) is reflected over the line x = 1. Find its image.

Back

( 4, 5)

Front

What is a reflection in geometry?

Back

A transformation that flips a figure over a line, creating a mirror image.

Front

What is the line of reflection?

Back

The line over which a figure is reflected.

Front

How do you reflect a point (x, y) over the x-axis?

Back

The image will be (x, -y).

Front

How do you reflect a point (x, y) over the y-axis?

Back

The image will be (-x, y).

Front

What happens to the coordinates of a point when it is reflected over the line y = x?

Back

The coordinates switch places: (x, y) becomes (y, x).