Question

Review your answers to Question 4. What happens to the coordinates of a shape when the shape reflects about the line y = x? Explain.

Answer 1

When the shape reflects about the line y = x, the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate of each point are swapped.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The x and y coordinates swap position

Explanation:

Given

Reflection across:
`y = x`

Required

What happens to the coordinate

When a point is reflected about
`y = x`, the x and y coordinates swap position

i.e.

`(x,y) \to (y,x)`