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given (\triangle abc) and its reflection image (\triangle abc) find the…

Question

given (\triangle abc) and its reflection image (\triangle abc) find the line of reflection.
draw the line of reflection on the graph on the right

Explanation:

Step1: Find the mid - points of corresponding points

Let's assume the coordinates of \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) and \(A'\), \(B'\), \(C'\). For a point \(P(x,y)\) and its reflection \(P'(x',y')\) over a line \(l\), the line \(l\) is the perpendicular bisector of the segment \(PP'\).
Take two corresponding points, say \(A\) and \(A'\). Let \(A=(x_1,y_1)\) and \(A'=(x_2,y_2)\). The mid - point \(M\) of \(AA'\) has coordinates \(M(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2},\frac{y_1 + y_2}{2})\). Do the same for another pair of corresponding points (e.g., \(B\) and \(B'\)).

Step2: Determine the line

If we assume (by counting the grid squares) that the mid - points of all corresponding points (e.g., \(AA'\), \(BB'\), \(CC'\)) lie on the line \(x = 6\) (by observing the horizontal position of the mid - points of the segments joining corresponding vertices of \(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle A'B'C'\) on the grid).

Answer:

The line of reflection is \(x = 6\)