Saturday, February 18, 2012

How do we graph transformations that are reflections?

The Transformation Reflection is when a figure is reflected over the y-axis or  the x-axis. In Geometry there are two types of reflections, the first one is Reflectional Symmetry and the other one is Line Symmetry. 

Reflectional Symmetry: this type of symmetry is when the figure can be evenly divided through the middle. This means that it is the same exact size on both side. 

Line Symmetry: this symmetry is when the figure is transformed to the other side of the axis and creates a mirror image. 

In Reflection there are two rules. One is for the x-axis and the other is for the y-axis...


X-Axis: (x,y)------>(x,-y)
Y-Axis: (x,y)------>(-x,y)

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