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How can you determine the coordinate of a figure after a reflection over either axis?

User Jsmith
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Locate where it is, then draw a graph to figure the exact location of it.
User OverLordGoldDragon
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This is the answer for 2-dimentional (aka, x-y axis).
If the original point is (a,b). Then
- Reflection over x-axis is (a, -b)
- Reflection over y-axis is (-a, b)
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