2. Reflections
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First perform the translation and then the reflection.
Let's recall that a glide reflection is a transformation that is made of a translation followed by a reflection.
Translation | Reflection |
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Moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction. | Uses a mirror line — line of reflection — to reflect a figure. |
Here we are asked to graph â–ł ABC and after the glide reflection. Let's start with a translation.
(x,y) → (x,y- 4) Let's do this.
Next, we are asked to reflect all of the vertices of △ A'B'C' on the opposite side of the y-axis in a way such that the distance from the vertices to the y-axis remains the same. To do so, we need to multiply each x-coordinate by -1. (x,y-4) → ( -x,y-4) Let's perform the reflection.
The final glide reflection is the combined translation and reflection.