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Need help with a math question PLEASE HELP

Need help with a math question PLEASE HELP-example-1

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Answer:

(-1, -3)

Explanation:

We suppose your notation means you want to reflect given point P across the horizontal line y=1.

The x-coordinate will remain the same.

The new y-coordinate will be such that y=1 is the midpoint between the original and its reflection:

(5 + y)/2 = 1

5 + y = 2 . . . . multiply by 2

y = 2 -5 = -3 . . . subtract 5

The reflected point is (-1, -3).

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The same sort of math applies whenever you have a midpoint and want to find the other end point. Double the midpoint value and subtract the end point you have in order to find the other end point.

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