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What is the reflection image of Q across the x-axis?

4,3
-4,-3
4,0
0,-3

What is the reflection image of Q across the x-axis? 4,3 -4,-3 4,0 0,-3-example-1

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If you're reflecting it about the x-axis, its x-ordinate doesn't change. This works best when you visualise what is happening with the reflection.

As we reflect it about the x-axis, we are essentially 'folding' the grid with the crease mark being the x-axis. Thus, we know that the x-ordinate will not be affected. Also, the y-ordinate will be the same magnitude from the x-axis, just in opposite signs, because no transformation occurs.

Thus, the reflected coordinates become: (4, 3)
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