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Point A is reflected about the y-axis. Find A'.

Point A is reflected about the y-axis. Find A'.-example-1
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Answer:(2, 3)

Explanation:

Because we are reflecting the point across the y axis, we know that we are changing the X coordinate. Reflecting across in this case, since there is no other given rule means we are changing the current X coordinate to be the negative version of itself, since it is already negative, this makes the new point a positive one.

This can be explained as moving the point across the given axis at the same distance as the original point from the axis, but in the opposite direction. If it is on the left of the axis, we move it the same distance from the axis to the right, and vice-versa.

We do not change the y coordinate, because we are reflecting the point across the Y axis, which is the vertical line that has an x origin of 0.

All of this means that the new coordinate for our point will be (2, 3).

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