Practice Reflection in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

A rigid transformation that flips a figure over a line (the mirror line), producing a mirror image.

Like looking in a mirror—left and right are swapped, but size and shape are perfectly preserved.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

medium
Reflect (−2,3) across the line y=x.

Example 2

easy
A point lies exactly on the mirror line. Where does its reflection go?

Example 3

hard
Reflect y=2x+1 across the y-axis. Write the new equation.

Example 4

medium
Reflect (6,1) across the horizontal line y=3.

Example 5

medium
A triangle has vertices A(1,1),B(4,1),C(4,5). Reflect across the x-axis.

Example 6

easy
Reflect (−3,8) across the y-axis.

Example 7

easy
Reflect the point P(3,−4) over the x-axis. What are the coordinates of the image?

Example 8

challenge
Reflect (3,5) across the y-axis, then across the x-axis. What single transformation results, and what's the image?

Example 9

hard
A point on the mirror line y=x is its own image under reflection. Give a non-origin example.

Example 10

medium
Reflect (−1,5) across the vertical line x=3.

Example 11

medium
Reflect (4,1) across the line y=x.

Example 12

easy
True or false: reflection changes a clockwise letter to a counterclockwise one.

Example 13

easy
Does a reflection change a figure's size or shape?

Example 14

medium
Reflect the point Q(−2,5) over the line y=x. Find the image.

Example 15

hard
Triangle ABC has vertices A(2,3),B(4,1),C(5,6). Find the image of A under reflection over y=x.

Example 16

hard
Reflect the line y=2x+1 across the x-axis. Write the new equation.

Example 17

medium
Why is the mirror line the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining a point to its image?

Example 18

easy
Reflect (7,−2) across the x-axis.

Example 19

medium
Reflect the point (2,5) across the vertical line x=4.

Example 20

challenge
A laser at (0,4) must hit a target at (6,2) by bouncing off the mirror line y=0 (the x-axis). Find the bounce point using reflection.