Question

What is the image of the point (2,3) after the transformation Ry-axis?

Answer 1

The image of the point (2, 3) after the reflection across the y-axis will be: (-2, 3)

Explanation:

We know that when a point, let say P(x, y), is reflected across the y-axis, the sign of x-coordinate is reversed but y-coordinate remains the same.

In other words, the rule is:

P(x, y) → P'(-x, y)

Here, P'(x, y) is the image of the original point P(x, y) after the reflection across the y-axis.

Considering the point

• A(2, 3)

Let us reflect the point A(2, 3) across the y-axis.

We know the rule:

P(x, y) → P'(-x, y)

so

A(2, 3) → A'(-2, 3)

Thus, the image of the point (2, 3) after the reflection across the y-axis will be: (-2, 3)