Question

what is the image of C(-6,0) after a reflection in the x-axis?

Answer 1

(6,0)

Answer 2

how?

Answer 3

Let me get a pic

Answer 4

When you reflect points across the x-asix, the x-value stays the same, but the y-value is multiplied by -1. The tricky thing here is that the y-vallue is 0. So, reflection across the x-axis would just result in the same point

Answer 5

But isn't reflecting over the x-axis just flipping it?^^ Like I haven't done this since 5th grade

Answer 6

i'mlost:/

Answer 7

OH WAIT, sorry I'm thinking about y-axis

Answer 8

yea, ok, I see how you got the same point for flipping over the x-axs

Answer 9

@bri0666667 your answer would be (-6,0)

Answer 10

so it stayed the same?

Answer 11

now i see you multiply y by -1 which is still 0.

Answer 12

sincewe're onlychanging y