Reflect aaBC if A(-1, 4), B(1, 2), C(-2, 1) over the y-axis, then rotate the image 90 counterclockwise about the origin. What are the coordinates of the final image after both transformations?



Answer :

We are given the following points

A(-1, 4)

B(1, 2)

C(-2, 1)

We are asked to first reflect the points ABC over the y-axis, then rotate the image 90° counter-clockwise about the origin.

Reflection over the y-axis:

To reflect the points ABC over the y-axis, the rule is

(x, y) = (-x, y)

So we have to reverse the sign of the x-coordinate and leave the y-coordinate as it is.

A(-1, 4) = A'(1, 4)

B(1, 2) = B'(-1, 2)

C(-2, 1) = C'(2, 1)

As you can see, we have reversed the sign of x-coordinate.

Rotation of 90° counter-clockwise:

To rotate the points ABC 90° counter-clockwise about the origin, the rule is

(x, y) = (-y, x)

So we have to shuffle the positions of x and y and also reverse the sign of the y-coordinate.

A'(1, 4) = A'(-4, 1)

B'(-1, 2) = B'(-2, -1)

C'(2, 1) = C'(-1, 2)

Therefore, the coordinates of the final image after both transformation are

A'(-4, 1)

B'(-2, -1)

C'(-1, 2)