Understanding Reflections in Geometry

Understanding Reflections in Geometry

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial covers the concept of reflections in geometry, focusing on reflecting shapes across the x and y axes. It begins with an introduction to the task, followed by a detailed explanation of how to reflect coordinates. The instructor lists original coordinates, transforms them, and plots the new coordinates on a graph. The tutorial concludes with graphing both the original and reflected images, emphasizing the changes in coordinates and the visual representation of the reflection process.

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main topic discussed in the introduction?

Translations

Reflections

Rotations

Dilations

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When reflecting across both x and y axes, what happens to the coordinates (x, y)?

(x, y) becomes (-x, -y)

(x, y) becomes (y, x)

(x, y) becomes (-x, y)

(x, y) becomes (x, -y)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new coordinate of a point (0, -2) after reflecting across both axes?

(0, 2)

(0, -2)

(2, 0)

(-2, 0)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you determine the new coordinates after reflection?

Multiply each coordinate by 2

Add 1 to each coordinate

Change the sign of each coordinate

Swap the coordinates

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in plotting the new coordinates?

Reflect the image

List the original coordinates

Connect the points

Draw the axes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of reflecting the point (2, -1) across both axes?

(1, -2)

(2, 1)

(-2, 1)

(-2, -1)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do after plotting the new coordinates?

Erase the original image

Connect the points

Reflect again

Change the axes

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