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Point (-1, 4) is reflected over the y-axis. what are the coordinates of the new point

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Answer: (1, 4)

Step-by-step explanation:

We flip the sign of the x coordinate from -1 to +1 when reflecting over the y axis. The y coordinate stays the same.

This is one way to write out the steps:


(x,y) \to (-x,y)\\\\(-1,4) \to (-(-1),4)\\\\(-1,4) \to (1,4)\\\\

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Point (-1, 4) is reflected over the y-axis. what are the coordinates of the new point-example-1
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