Reflecting on Slope
- Author:
- I-Heng McComb
Reflecting the Line
Reflect Line AB across the line y = 8. Also reflect the slope triangle across y = 8.
Question 4
How do the slope triangle shown for Line AB and its image (a slope triangle for Line A'B') compare?
Question 5
Are the slopes of Line AB and Line A'B' equal? Explain why or why not.
Question 6
Move your line of reflection up or down and also try vertical lines of reflection. What is the effect on slope when you reflect a line across a horizontal or vertical line of reflection?
Further Exploration:
1. Explore what happens when you reflect Line AB across the line y = x.
2. You can also change the pre-image line by moving Points A and B. Do the relationships you noticed before still hold?