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  • 22-09-2017
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When a polygon reflects across the y axis ,how do the coordinates of the points change

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jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 22-09-2017
The y coordinate will stay the same. The x coordinate will flip from positive to negative, or vice versa.

Some examples:
(1,2) ----> (-1,2)
(-3,4) ----> (3,4)
(-1.2, 8) ----> (1.2, 8)

The general rule is 
(x,y) ----> (-x, y)
indicating that only the x coordinate undergoes a change
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