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Find the reflection of the point (-5, 2) in (a) the x-axis, (b) the y-axis, (c) the origin…

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Find the reflection of the point $(-5, 2)$ in (a) the x-axis, (b) the y-axis, (c) the origin. In which quadrant is each image?

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Reflection in the x-axis: $(x, y) \to (x, -y)$ . In the y-axis: $(x, y) \to (-x, y)$ . In the origin: $(x, y) \to (-x, -y)$ . Along a line parallel to an axis, a distance is the difference of one coordinate.

The worked solution

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