Question

Could you give me a simple answer?

If the point (13, 10) were reflected using the X-axis as the line of reflection, what would be the image coordinates? What about (13, -20)? (13, 570)? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

To gain our understanding of the plot (13, 10) on graph paper. We need to look at the picture reflecting or "flipping" that point over the x-axis. In this case, it "flips the point down" the original point was in first quadrant or Quadrant |, the reflected point is in the fourth quadrant of Queadrant ||||. The x coordinate would stay the same, but the new y coordinate would be the "opposite" sign of the original. So the reflected point is (13, -10)

Explanation:

(x, y) → (x, - y)

Reflection over x-axis for (13,-20) → (13, 20)

Technically some of the explanations is above /\

Thus the answer is, To gain our understanding of the plot (13, 10) on graph paper. We need to look at the picture reflecting or "flipping" that point over the x-axis. In this case, it "flips the point down" the original point was in first quadrant or Quadrant |, the reflected point is in the fourth quadrant of Queadrant ||||. The x coordinate would stay the same, but the new y coordinate would be the "opposite" sign of the original. So the reflected point is (13, -10)