Solve for p and simplify
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Since you're only asked the ordered pair of D'', it's much easier just to plot and reflect point D twice than to do that for all four points!
Remember that reflecting points is like putting a mirror at the line of reflection or flipping that point over at that line. The reflected point should be the same distance from the line of reflection as the original point.
1) Reflect D over the x-axis to get D'.
D is at (4,1). Draw a line that is perpendicular to the line of reflection and goes through D. D is as far from the line of reflection as D' should be on its other side (both are on that perpendicular line). Since D is 1 unit above the x-axis, that means D' is 1 unit below at (4, -1). See picture 1.
2) Reflect D' over <span>y=x+1 to get D''.
D' is at (4, -1). Draw </span>y=x+1 and the line perpendicular to it going through D''. D'' is the same distance from the line of reflection on the other side. See picture 2. D'' is at (-2, 5).
Answer: D'' is at (-2, 5)
Remember that reflecting points is like putting a mirror at the line of reflection or flipping that point over at that line. The reflected point should be the same distance from the line of reflection as the original point.
1) Reflect D over the x-axis to get D'.
D is at (4,1). Draw a line that is perpendicular to the line of reflection and goes through D. D is as far from the line of reflection as D' should be on its other side (both are on that perpendicular line). Since D is 1 unit above the x-axis, that means D' is 1 unit below at (4, -1). See picture 1.
2) Reflect D' over <span>y=x+1 to get D''.
D' is at (4, -1). Draw </span>y=x+1 and the line perpendicular to it going through D''. D'' is the same distance from the line of reflection on the other side. See picture 2. D'' is at (-2, 5).
Answer: D'' is at (-2, 5)
Answer:
12x +8y +1 = 0
Step-by-step explanation:
You can write the equation by swapping the x- and y-coefficients and negating one of them. Then compute the constant that makes the line go through the given point. You can do that like this:
3(x-(-3/4)) +2(y -1) = 0
3x +9/4 +2y -2 = 0 . . . . eliminate parentheses
3x +2y +1/4 = 0 . . . . . . . simplify
To eliminate the fraction, multiply by 4:
12x +8y +1 = 0
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<em>Comment on the equation</em>
The line ax+by=0 passes through the origin. Replacing x and y with x-h and y-k, respectively, makes the line pass through the point (h, k). That's what we did above to make the line pass through the given point.
The business of swapping coefficients and negating one causes the slope of the new line to be the negative reciprocal of the slope of the original line. That is what makes the new line perpendicular to the original.
