![]() ![]() The last step is to connect all of our coordinates so that we make our new figure. ![]() B prime is 4 2 which is right here, C prime is 3 negative 2 and we’re going to label it, and then D prime is 8 negative two and we’ll label it here. A prime is 8 2 so we’re going to go ahead and graph that and then we’re going to label it a prime. I’ve rewritten our new coordinates here right next to the grid to make it easier to graph. The last step is to graph the new figure after it’s been reflected across the Y axis. The negative 8 will become positive 8 and the negative 2 will remain the same. And then finally D gives us negative 8 negative 2. We know that X has to change so this is negative it has to become positive and we know that the negative 2 for the Y value will remain negative 2. We know that the 2 and the y value will stay the same but the negative 4 will become positive because we have to change the sign on the x value. For coordinate B our coordinate is negative 4 positive 2. This is negative 8 so now it will become positive 8. We know that the Y value is going to stay 2 because it will not change and that the sign on the x value will change. If you look at a the coordinate is negative 8 2. When looking at our coordinates of our original figure we know that what we’re going to do is we’re going to keep the sign of the Y the same. We know that our X and our Y coordinates are going to change the sign of our x coordinate and keep the sign on the y coordinate the same. We already know how our coordinates are going to change. This shape will be reflected across the Y axis on to this side of the y axis because we’re reflecting over the y axis. In order to do this we have to take our figure ABCD and we have to draw it with a reflection across the y-axis which is the vertical axis in the middle of the grid. Number 1 says to reflect figure ABCD over the y axis which will be a reflection over y axis. Here we are at the first practice problem on our reflection in math worksheet. When doing an x axis reflection, the x coordinate stays the same and if you reflect across the Y axis the y coordinate stays the same. If it’s negative, it becomes positive and vice-versa and the Y will stay the same.Īn easy way to remember which coordinate stays the same is that which ever axis you’re reflecting across that coordinate will stay the same. The same type of rule applies for the y axis except when reflecting across the y axis, in order to change your coordinates, this time the x coordinate sign will change. If it’s positive it’ll become negative, if it’s negative it’ll become positive. The x coordinate will stay the same and the sign on the y coordinate will change. When reflecting across the x axis your coordinates, which would be X and Y, will change. There are a couple of shortcuts for reflecting coordinates across the X or the y axis. You can see that the green triangle is a mirror reflection of the red triangle except it is inverted because it’s been reflected across the x axis. When you reflect over x axis it will look exactly the same as the original figure, except it will be in this quadrant and reflected as if the x axis was a mirror that you held up to this figure. The mirror image across the y axis of this triangle looks like this. ![]() If we were to reflect this triangle across the y axis reflection it would create a mirror image on this side of the y axis of that triangle. When reflecting over the y-axis you have to imagine that the y-axis is a mirror and whatever is on this side of the mirror is going to be reflected on this side of the mirror. This is the broad reflection geometry definition for reflections in math. Reflection in math occurs typically over either the y-axis or the x-axis. When you think of reflection math, you can think of it as creating a mirror image of a figure. Reflection in math refers to a way to transform a shape on the coordinate grid. ![]()
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