Writing the Line of Reflection

Exploring Reflections

Look at the reflection below.
  1. What is the line of reflection?
  2. What do you notice about the distance A is from the axis and the distance A' is from the axis? Is this the same for the other points?
  3. What do you notice about the coordinates of the preimage and the image?
Move the point (0, -2) from the line of reflection to (2, 0).
  1. What is the line of reflection?
  2. What do you notice about the distance A is from the axis and the distance A' is from the axis? Is this the same for the other points?
  3. What do you notice about the coordinates of the preimage and the image?
Move the point (2, 0) from the line of reflection to (2, -2).
  1. What is the line of reflection?
  2. What do you notice about the distance A is from the axis and the distance A' is from the axis? Is this the same for the other points?
  3. What do you notice about the coordinates of the preimage and the image?
Move the point (2, -2) from the line of reflection to (-2, -2).
  1. What is the line of reflection?
  2. What do you notice about the distance A is from the axis and the distance A' is from the axis? Is this the same for the other points?
  3. What do you notice about the coordinates of the preimage and the image?

Writing the Line of Reflection (Example 8)

What is the line of reflection? Use the point and line tools to help you find the line of reflection. When you are done, check the Mirror line box to check your work.