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 mirrorβ€”left and right are swapped, but size and shape are perfectly preserved.

Example 1

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

Example 2

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

Example 3

easy
Reflect (5, 3) over the y-axis. What is the image?

Example 4

hard
Reflect the point R(4, 1) over the line y = 2. Find the image coordinates and explain your method.