Question 949859
Could someone explain what reflecting means? I keep hearing about reflecting in the x-axis and reflecting in the y-axis. What is reflecting? Is this taking the mirror image of whatever it is? But then my question becomes what does it mean by reflecting in the x or y axis? 
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Reflecting in the y-axis.
Example:: Start with (2,3)
Draw a perpendicular to the y-axis to (0,3)
Go an equal distance to the other side of the y-axis
to (-2,3)
That is the point of reflection of (2,3) in the y-axis.
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Reflecting in the x-axis.
Example:: Start with (2,3)
Draw a perpendicular to the x-axis to (2,0)
Go an equal distance to the other side of the x-axis
to (2,-3)
That is the point of reflection of (2,3) in the x-axis.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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