Subsection 2.2.2 Reflecting Objects
Teacher Resource 2.2.9.
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Learner Experience 2.2.3.
Work in groups
Here is a step by step approach on reflection of a triangle on a plane \(M.\)
Draw a perpendicular line from vertex \(A\) to the mirror line \(M\) and measure the distance by counting the number of squares between vertex \(A\) and the mirror line \(M.\) Repeat this process for vertices \(B \text { and }C.\)
Determine the position of the reflected vertices. For vertex \(A\) the perpendicular distance between the vertex and the mirror line is \(2\) squares. Count \(2\) squares from the mirror line to the opposite side of the mirror line and mark that point as \(A',\) which is the reflected image of vertex \(A.\) Repeat the same procedure the remaining vertices \(B \text { and }C.\)
Connect the reflected vertices \(A',B' \text { and }C'\) to create the reflected image of the triangle \(ABC.\)
You can try out the activity above with the interactive figure below. Drag the vertices of the triangle to see how the reflected image changes. The green triangle is the reflection of the blue triangle across the mirror line \(x=0.\) What happens if you drag a point across the mirror line?
Example 2.2.11.
Draw the image of the pentagon under the reflaction on the diagonal mirror line \(M.\)
Solution.
To obtain the image \(A'\) of \(A\) draw a perpendicular line from \(A\) to the mirro line \(M,\) extend the line the same distance on the opposite side of the mirror line and mark the point as \(A'.\) Similarly, obtain the images \(B', C', D', E'\) the images of vertices \(B, C, D, E\) respectively.
Connect the images of the vertices to form the reflection of the pentagon.
Key Takeaway
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Reflection moves the image of an object across the mirror line, that is, to the opposite side of the mirror line.
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A point on the object is the same distance as its reflection from the mirror line.
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The line connecting a point to its image is perpendicular to the mirror line. Therefore, the mirror line is the perpendicular bisector of the lines connecting the object points and the image points.
Checkpoint 2.2.12.
Checkpoint 2.2.13.
Exercises Exercises
1.
Copy the figures below and draw their images under the reflection on the mirror line \(M.\)
Answer.
2.
Reflect the object about the y-axis
Answer.
3.
The vertices of a polygon are given as: A(-5,5), B(-6,3), C(-5,1), D(-3,0), E(-2,2) and F(-3,4). Find the image of the polygon under the following reflection lines:
4.
The points \(A'(-4,1),\,B'(-2,4)\text{ and } C'(-1,3)\) are the images of points \(A,\,B \text{ and } C\) respectively under a reflection on the line \(x = -1.\) Find the coordinates for points \(A,\,B \text{ and } C.\)
