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Triangle Reflection 56F86C

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1. **State the problem:** We need to find the image of triangle \(\triangle QRS\) after reflecting it over the vertical line \(x = -3\). 2. **Recall the reflection rule:** When reflecting a point \((x, y)\) over the vertical line \(x = a\), the image point \((x', y')\) satisfies: $$x' = 2a - x, \quad y' = y$$ This means the \(y\)-coordinate stays the same, and the \(x\)-coordinate is mirrored about \(x = a\). 3. **Apply the reflection to each vertex:** - For \(R(-10, 3)\): $$x'_R = 2(-3) - (-10) = -6 + 10 = 4, \quad y'_R = 3$$ So, \(R' = (4, 3)\). - For \(Q(-10, -2)\): $$x'_Q = 2(-3) - (-10) = 4, \quad y'_Q = -2$$ So, \(Q' = (4, -2)\). - For \(S(-6, -5)\): $$x'_S = 2(-3) - (-6) = -6 + 6 = 0, \quad y'_S = -5$$ So, \(S' = (0, -5)\). 4. **Summary:** The reflected triangle \(\triangle Q'R'S'\) has vertices: $$Q'(4, -2), \quad R'(4, 3), \quad S'(0, -5)$$ This completes the reflection over the line \(x = -3\).
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