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Reflections on the
Coordinate Plane
A reflection flips a figure over a line to create a mirror image. Try it! Graph the image of each
figure by completing the given reflection. The first problem has been done for you.

Graph the image of ABC after a reflection Graph the image of DEF after a reflection
across the x-axis. across the y-axis.
y y
10 10
9 9
8 8
7 7
A E
6 6
5 5

4 4 F
3 3

2 B C 2
1
x
1
D x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
-2 B’ C’ -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7
A’ -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

Graph the image of JKL after a reflection Graph the image of MNP after a reflection
over the line x = –2. over the line y = 1.
y y
10 10
9 9
M
8 8

J 7 7
6 6

L 5 5 N P
4 4
3 3

K 2 2
1 1
x x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

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Reflections on the
Coordinate Plane
Keep going! Graph the image of each figure by completing the given reflection.

Graph the image of trapezoid QRST after Graph the image of rectangle ABCD after
a reflection across the y-axis. a reflection over the line y = 3.
y y
10 10
9 C B 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5

4 D A 4
3 3

2 2
1 1
x x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3

Q R -4 -4
-5 -5

T S -6 -6
-7 -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

Graph the image of parallelogram WXYZ Graph the image of trapezoid JKLM after
after a reflection across the x-axis. a reflection over the line x = 2.
y y
10 10
9 9
8 8
Y 7 X 7
6 6
5 5

4 4

Z W 3 3

2 2
1 1
x x
-10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
K L
-1 -1
-2 -2
-3 -3
-4 -4
-5 -5
-6 -6
-7 J M -7
-8 -8
-9 -9

-10 -10

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