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How do I find reflections?

How do I find reflections?-example-1
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If we have a point of
\left[\begin{array}{ccc}a\\b\end{array}\right] and it's reflected by the line x = h,
you'll have the reflection point of
\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2h-a\\b\end{array}\right]

From the question above, we conclude that
⇒ the point we have

\left[\begin{array}{ccc}a\\b\end{array}\right] = \left[\begin{array}{ccc}3\\4\end{array}\right]
⇒ reflected by
x = 1

The reflection point will be

\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2h-a\\b\end{array}\right]

=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2(1)-3\\4\end{array}\right]

=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2-3\\4\end{array}\right]

=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1\\4\end{array}\right]

The reflection point is (-1,4)

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