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2. Reflections
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Exercise 10 Page 554

First perform the translation and then the reflection.

Practice makes perfect

Let's recall that a glide reflection is a transformation that is made of a translation followed by a reflection.

Translation Reflection
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.

Translation

First, we are asked to translate â–ł ABC 4 units down. To do this, we have to subtract 4 from each y-coordinate.

(x,y) → (x,y- 4) Let's do this.

Reflection

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.

Final Glide Reflection

The final glide reflection is the combined translation and reflection.