Question

9. Marcus vegetable is drawing a plan for his garden. He graphs one corner at (-7.2, 2). He reflects (-7.2, 2) across the x-axis. Then Marcus reflects the new points across the y-axis. What shape is the vegetable garden?​

Answer 1

Answer: To reflect a point across the x-axis, you need to change the sign of the y-coordinate. Therefore, the point (-7.2, 2) reflected across the x-axis becomes (-7.2, -2).

To reflect a point across the y-axis, you need to change the sign of the x-coordinate. Therefore, the point (-7.2, -2) reflected across the y-axis becomes (7.2, -2).

The resulting shape is a rectangle with one corner at (-7.2, 2) and the opposite corner at (7.2, -2).

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