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PRACTICE WITH POINTS
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EXAMPLES:
Question: Start at the origin.
Move to the right 2, and down 4. At what point are you?
Answer: (2,-4)
Question: Start at the point (1,-3).
Move to the left 4, and up 2. At what point are you?
Answer: (-3,-1)
Question: Start at the point (-2,5).
Stay in the same quadrant, but double your distance from the x-axis,
and triple your distance from the y-axis.
At what point are you?
Answer: (-6,10).
Question: Start at the point (-3,7).
Reflect about the x-axis. At what point are you?
Answer: (-3,-7)
Question: Start at the point (-3,7).
Reflect about the y-axis. At what point are you?
Answer: (3,7)
Question: Start at the point (-3,7).
Reflect about the x-axis, and then reflect about the y-axis.
At what point are you?
Answer: (3,-7)
Question: Start at the point (-3,7).
Reflect about the line x = 2. At what point are you?
Answer: (7,7)
Question: Start at the point (-3,7).
Reflect about the line y = 4. At what point are you?
Answer: (-3,1)
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