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Which line segment is reflection of AB over the x- axis

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The line segment that is a reflection of AB over the x-axis is AB'.

The reflection of a line segment over the x-axis involves changing the sign of the y-coordinates while keeping the x-coordinates unchanged.

If your line segment is denoted as AB with coordinates A(x₁, y₁) and B(x₂, y₂), the reflection of AB over the x-axis would be A'(x₁, -y₁) and B'(x₂, -y₂).

In other words, each y-coordinate is negated to obtain the reflected image.

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Which line segment is reflection of AB over the x- axis-example-1
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