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How Do You Use Coordinates to Reflect a Figure Over the X-Axis?

Use the coordinates to reflect a figure over the x-axis.

Summary

  1. Listing the original coordinates will make it easier to find the coordinates of the image
  2. The image is the new figure we get after the reflection
  3. Since we're reflecting across the x-axis, the x-coordinates should stay the same
  4. The y-coordinates for the image should be the opposite of the y-coordinates of our original figure

Notes

    1. Listing the original coordinates will make it easier to find the coordinates of the image
    2. The image is the new figure we get after the transformation
    1. Since we're reflecting across the x-axis, the x-coordinates should stay the same
    1. The y-coordinates should have the same number, but the opposite sign
    2. So if the y-coordinate was a positive 2, it would become a negative 2
    1. The image is the new figure we get after the transformation
    1. The image is the new figure we get after the transformation