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Math Reflections and Transformations

The document contains a series of reflections across various lines and axes, including y = x, y = -2, the x-axis, y-axis, and x = -1. Each reflection is illustrated with corresponding graphs showing the transformations of points across these lines. The document appears to be an educational resource for understanding geometric reflections in a coordinate plane.

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Math Reflections and Transformations

The document contains a series of reflections across various lines and axes, including y = x, y = -2, the x-axis, y-axis, and x = -1. Each reflection is illustrated with corresponding graphs showing the transformations of points across these lines. The document appears to be an educational resource for understanding geometric reflections in a coordinate plane.

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Reflections

1) Reflection: Across Line y = x 2) Reflection: Across the line y = -2


.. . .
Y^
5
Y^
5

.. . . .. 4

3
4

2 2

< -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1

1 2 3 4 >
5X < -5 -4 -3 -2 -1
1

1
.
2 3 4 >
5X
-1 -1

-2

-3 .
-2

-3 .
-4 -4

-5 -5
V V

3) Reflection: Across the x-axis 4) Reflection: Across Line y = -x


Y^
5 . Y^
5

4 4

3 3

1 . . 2

< -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 >
5X < -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 >
5X
-1

-2
-1

-2 . .
-3

-4
-3

-4 . .
-5 -5
V V

5) Reflection: Across the y-axis 6) Reflection: Across the line x = -1


Y^ Y^
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

< -5 > < -5 >


.
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5X -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5X
-1
. . -1

.. -2 -2

. -3

-4 . . -3

-4

-5 -5
V V

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Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :

Reflections

1) Reflection: Across Line y = x 2) Reflection: Across the line y = -2


.. . .
Y^
5
Y^
5

.. . . .. 4

3
4

2 2

. .. . > . . .
1 1

< -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5X < -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 >


5X

. .. .. .
-1 -1

-2

-3 . . .
-2

-3

-4 -4

-5 -5
V V

3) Reflection: Across the x-axis 4) Reflection: Across Line y = -x


Y^
5 . Y^
5

4 4

3 3

1 . . 2

< -5 > < -5 >


-4 -3 -2 -1
.
1 2 3
.
4 5X -4 -3 -2 -1 1
. .
2 3 4 5X
-1

-2
-1

-2 ... .
-3 -3
. .
-4

-5
V
. -4

-5
V

5) Reflection: Across the y-axis 6) Reflection: Across the line x = -1


Y^ Y^
5 5

4 4

3 3

2 2

1 1

< -5 > < -5 >


.
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
.
4 5X -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5X
-1
. . . -1

.. ..-2 -2

. -3

-4 . . . . -3

-4

-5 -5
V V

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Reflecting across y = -2 alters the vertical position by maintaining symmetry relative to y = -2, affecting only the y-coordinate. In contrast, reflecting across x = -1 changes the horizontal symmetry, affecting only the x-coordinate .

Reflecting a point (x, y) across the line y = x swaps its coordinates, resulting in a new point (y, x).

Reflecting a point (x, y) across a vertical line like x = -1 alters the x-coordinate, moving it symmetrically across the line, resulting in the new x-coordinate of -x - 2 while the y-coordinate remains unchanged .

Reflecting a point (x, y) across the line y = -2 results in reflecting vertically, changing the y-coordinate while keeping the x-coordinate unchanged, leading to (x, -y - 4) because the line y = -2 acts as a horizontal mirror .

Reflecting across y = x swaps coordinates (x, y) to (y, x). Reflecting across y = -x swaps and negates each coordinate to (-y, -x). y = x reflects symmetrically across the diagonal, while y = -x reflects via the origin .

When a point (x, y) is reflected across the x-axis, its y-coordinate is negated, resulting in the point (x, -y).

Reflecting a point (x, y) over the line y = -x results in both swapping and negating the coordinates, yielding (-y, -x).

Both reflections alter only one coordinate, but across the x-axis it negates the y-coordinate, while across x = -1 it changes the x-coordinate based on symmetry around x = -1, yielding distinct outcomes for different axis positions .

Reflecting a point (x, y) across the y-axis changes its x-coordinate to its negation, resulting in the point (-x, y).

Identifying the line of reflection reveals the symmetry's axis or orientation, enabling prediction of coordinate changes since certain reflections require coordinate swapping, negation, or both based on line orientation .

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