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Reflect the figure over the line y=1/3x+1

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Answer:

see the attachment

Explanation:

You want a graph of the given figure reflected over the line y = 1/3x +1.

Line of reflection

The given line of reflection can be written in general form as ...

y = 1/3x +1

3y = x +3 . . . . . . multiply by 3

x -3y +3 = 0 . . . . subtract 3y

This is in the general form ...

ax +by +c = 0

where a=1, b=-3, c=3.

The line of reflection is the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining a point (x, y) with its reflection (x', y').

Reflected point

Using the formula in the second attachment, we find the reflection

(x1, y1) ⇒ (x, y)

satisfies ...

(x -x1)/a = (y -y1)/b = -2(ax1 +by1 +c)/(a² +b²)

or ...

x = -2a/(a²+b²)·(ax1 +by1 +c) +x1

y = -2b/(a²+b²)·(ax1 +by1 +c) +y1

Using the known values for a, b, c, we have ...

x = -2(1)/(1² +(-3)²)·(x1 -3y1 +3) +x1 = (1/5)(4x1 +3y1 -3)

y = -2(-3)/10·(x1 -3y1 +3) +y1 = (1/5)(3x1 -4y1 +9)

Rewriting the mapping in more conventional terms, we have ...

(x, y) ⇒ ((4x +3y -3)/5, (3x -4y +9)/5)

It is convenient to let a spreadsheet do the repetitive tedious math. The third attachment shows the application of this mapping to the coordinates of the figure's vertices (clockwise from bottom).

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Additional comment

The figure showing the reflected polygon was created by a geometry program using its "reflect over a line" feature.

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