- 2069 Asar · 6 marks
Reflect triangle about y=x+2
Short answer
For line y = x + 2, composite transformation gives x' = y − 2, y' = x + 2. Apply to A(−1,0): (−2,1); B(0,−2): (−4,2); C(1,0): (−2,3)). The reflected triangle vertices are (−2, 1), (−4, 2), (−2, 3).
Reflect a triangle whose vertices are A(-1,0), B(0,-2) and C(1, 0) about the line y = x + 2.
The mirror line is y = x + 2, so m = 1 (θ = 45°) and c = 2.
Composite transformation: translate down by 2 (T(0,−2)), rotate by −45°, reflect about the x-axis, rotate by +45°, translate up by 2.
M = T(0,2) · R(45°) · Ref_x · R(−45°) · T(0,−2)
Using the general result with m = 1, c = 2:
| 1−m² 2m −2mc | | 0 2 −4 | | 0 1 −2 |
M = 1/(1+m²) | 2m m²−1 2c | = | 2 0 4 | / 2 = | 1 0 2 |
| 0 0 1+m² | | 0 0 2 | | 0 0 1 |
So x' = y − 2 and y' = x + 2.
Apply to the vertices:
A(−1, 0): x' = 0 − 2 = −2, y' = −1 + 2 = 1 -> A'(−2, 1)
B(0, −2): x' = −2 − 2 = −4, y' = 0 + 2 = 2 -> B'(−4, 2)
C(1, 0): x' = 0 − 2 = −2, y' = 1 + 2 = 3 -> C'(−2, 3)
Check: midpoint of A and A' = (−1.5, 0.5) satisfies y = x + 2; AA' has slope (1−0)/(−2+1) = −1, perpendicular to the mirror line.
Answer: A'(−2, 1), B'(−4, 2), C'(−2, 3).
✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)
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