The three transformations described have the cumulative effect of . . . leaving everything where it started! (Provided that the rotation is about the origin; the problem appears not to say what the center of rotation is.) To see why, let's trace what happens to the point (x, y), a generic point in the coordinate plane. A reflection in the y-axis replaces x by -x, a reflection in the x-axis replaces y by -y, and a rotation through 180° about the origin changes the signs of both x and y. Combining the three changes the signs of both x and y twice, which leaves both values unchanged. Since the original coordinates of A are (-4, 1), those are the coordinates of the point where A ends up.
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asked 11/21/23If rectangle ABCD was reflected over the y-axis, reflected over the x-axis, and rotated 180°, where would point A′′′ lie?
If rectangle ABCD was reflected over the y-axis, reflected over the x-axis, and rotated 180°, where would point A′′′ lie?
- (1, −1)
- (1, 1)
- (−4, −1)
- (−4, 1)
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