To reflect a point in the x-axis, we use the same x-coordinate and take the opposite of the y-coordinate.
(4.75,2.25)
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To reflect a point in the x-axis, we use the same x-coordinate and take the opposite of the y-coordinate. Doing it twice will result in coming back to the original point.
(x,y)
→
(x, - y)
→
( x, -( - y) )
=
(x,y)We start from a certain point and get to (4.75, -2.25) by reflecting it across the x-axis. So, we should reflect it once again to get back to the original point.
(4.75, -2.25)
→
(4.75, -(-2.25))
Let's simplify the result.
(4.75, -(-2.25))
=
(4.75,2.25)
