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How Do You Use a Graph to Reflect a Figure Over the Y-Axis?
Use a graph to reflect the figure over the y-axis.
Summary
- In this case, the line of reflection is the y-axis
- Count the distance from every point in the figure to the line of reflection
- The new points will be the same distance from the line of reflection, but on the opposite side
- Once all the reflected points are plotted, connect the dots to create the image

Notes
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- Sometimes you'll have multiple figures on a graph and you only have to reflect one
- So make sure you know exactly which figure you're going to reflect
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- We want to reflect over the y-axis, so that's our line of reflection
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- Find the distance from the line of reflection to the point you pick
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- The new point is exactly the same distance from the line of reflection as the original point, but it's on the other side!
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- Find the distance from the line of reflection to each point
- Then, plot a new point on the other side of the line of reflection using that distance
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