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Please help me with this math question-example-1
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Answer:

The point is (3 , 6)

Explanation:

* Lets explain how to solve this problem

- We want to reflect the point (x , y) across the line y = a, where a

any constant

- The line y = a is a horizontal line, means parallel to x-axis

- We will change the y-coordinates only because we will move

up and down

- We will move the point and the line by a units down if a is positive

or up if a is negative to make the line is the x-axis and also move the

point by a units as the line

- Then we will reflect the new point across the x-axis means we will

change the sign of y-coordinate

- After that we will add the value of a again to the y-coordinate to

the point after reflection

* Lets solve the problem

∵ The point is (3 , 4)

∵ The point will reflect across the line y = 5

- We take the line 5 units down to be the x-axis and also we will take

the point down 5 units

∴ The point = (3 , 4 - 5) = (3 , -1)

- Now reflect the point across the x-axis by change the sign of the

y-coordinate

∴ The new point is (3 , 1)

- Now add the y-coordinate of the new point the 5 units which we

subtracted before

∴ The image of the point P after reflection across the line y = 5 is

(3 , 1 + 5) = (3 , 6)

* The point is (3 , 6)

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