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If triangle ABC is reflected across the y-axis, what are the coordinates

of A'?
(4, -5)
(-5, 4)
(-4, 5)
(5, -4)

If triangle ABC is reflected across the y-axis, what are the coordinates of A'? (4, -5) (-5, 4) (-4, 5) (5, -4)-example-1

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Answer: Second choice. (-5,4)

Point A is located at (5,4)

To reflect over the y axis, we flip the sign of the x coordinate while keeping the y coordinate the same. The rule is
(x,y) \to (-x,y)

So we will have
(5,4) \to (-5,4) as the location of A'

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