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Construct Regular Polygons (Sec 7-6) — Unit test

Question 8 • A4158 Integrated Math 1b

A line segment has endpoints at (–1, 4) and (4, 1). Which reflection will produce an image with endpoints at (–4, 1) and (–1, –4)?

Answer
A
a reflection of the line segment across the x-axis
B
a reflection of the line segment across the y-axis
C
a reflection of the line segment across the line y = x
D
a reflection of the line segment across the line y = –x

Explanation

A reflection across the line y = –x maps each point (x, y) to (–y, –x). Applying this rule, (–1, 4) becomes (–4, 1), and (4, 1) becomes (–1, –4). These are exactly the stated endpoints, so the correct choice is a reflection across the line y = –x.

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