Reflections on the Coordinate Plane

Front

What is a reflection in geometry?

Back

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

Front

What is the reflection of a point (x, y) over the x-axis?

Back

The reflection of (x, y) over the x-axis is (x, -y).

Front

What is the reflection of a point (x, y) over the y-axis?

Back

The reflection of (x, y) over the y-axis is (-x, y).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (3, 4) over the x-axis?

Back

(3, -4).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (-1, 6) over the y-axis?

Back

(1, 6).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (0, 3) over the y-axis?

Back

(0, 3) (remains unchanged).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (3, 2) over the y-axis?

Back

(-3, 2).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (3, 4) over the y-axis?

Back

(-3, 4).

Front

What is the reflection of the point (3, 4) over the line y = x?

Back

(4, 3).

Front

What is the ordered pair for the reflection of the point (2, -5) over the x-axis?

Back

(2, 5).