Reflecting Specific Functions (3.17.3)

Question 1

• Reflecting over the x-axis means that the y values will change signs. Any +y will become –y while any –y will become +y.

Answer 1

• Reflecting over the x-axis means that the y values will change signs. Any +y will become –y while any –y will become +y.

Question 2

• Reflecting over the y-axis means that the x values will change signs. Any +x will become –x while any –x will become +x.

Answer 2

• Reflecting over the y-axis means that the x values will change signs. Any +x will become –x while any –x will become +x.

Question 3

• When reflecting a function across the x-axis, change the sign of every term in the expression because they all are part of finding the y-value.

Answer 3

• When reflecting a function across the x-axis, change the sign of every term in the expression because they all are part of finding the y-value.

Question 4

• When reflecting a function across the y-axis, change only the sign of every x-term because each x is becoming –x.

Answer 4

• When reflecting a function across the y-axis, change only the sign of every x-term because each x is becoming –x.