Reflecting Points in a Coordinate Plane

Reflect (8, 4) over the x axis.

Think: What will change? the X or the Y?

• (-8, 4)

• (-8, -4)

• (8, -4)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Reflect (-8, -2) over the x axis.

Think: What will change? the X or the Y?

• (-8, -2)

• (8, 2)

• (-8, 2)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

When you reflect a point over the x-axis, the _________ changes.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

When you reflect a point over the y-axis, the ____________ changes.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Reflect (-2, 5) over the y axis.

Think: What will change? the X or the Y?

• (-2, -5)

• (2, 5)

• (2, -5)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Reflect (-12, 13) over the y-axis.

Think: What will change? the X or the Y?

• (-12, 13)

• (12, -13)

• (12, 13)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

When you reflect (-2, 18) over the y-axis, you get....

• (2, -18)

• (2, 18)

• (-2, -18)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

When you reflect (-6, -8) over the X-axis, you get...

• (6,-8)

• (6, 8)

• (-6, 8)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Reflecting over the y-axis changes the ____-_____________. 

• x-axis

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• none of the above

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Is the picture being reflected in the y-axis or x-axis?

• y-axis

• x-axis

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5