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What is the image of the point (5, –3) after a reflection over the line y = x?

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Reflection over
y=x means every point of a form
(x,y) will become
(y,x), mathematically
(x,y)\to(y,x) (and vice-versa).

That being said,
(5,-3) becomes
(-3,5).

Hope this helps.

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Answer:

C. (–3, 5)

Explanation:

Reverse the x and y of every point