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Triangle Reflection A9Ba7D

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1. **State the problem:** We need to find the image of triangle \(\triangle STU\) after reflecting it over the line \(y = 4\). 2. **Reflection formula:** When reflecting a point \((x, y)\) over the horizontal line \(y = k\), the image point \((x', y')\) is given by: $$ x' = x $$ $$ y' = 2k - y $$ 3. **Identify the coordinates of points \(S\), \(T\), and \(U\):** From the graph description: - \(S = (6, 2)\) - \(T = (10, 4)\) - \(U = (8, 8)\) 4. **Apply the reflection formula to each vertex:** - For \(S(6, 2)\): $$ x'_S = 6 $$ $$ y'_S = 2 \times 4 - 2 = 8 - 2 = 6 $$ - For \(T(10, 4)\): $$ x'_T = 10 $$ $$ y'_T = 2 \times 4 - 4 = 8 - 4 = 4 $$ - For \(U(8, 8)\): $$ x'_U = 8 $$ $$ y'_U = 2 \times 4 - 8 = 8 - 8 = 0 $$ 5. **Final image coordinates:** - \(S' = (6, 6)\) - \(T' = (10, 4)\) - \(U' = (8, 0)\) 6. **Explanation:** Each point is reflected vertically across the line \(y=4\) by measuring the vertical distance from the point to the line and placing the image the same distance on the opposite side. **Answer:** The image of \(\triangle STU\) after reflection over \(y=4\) has vertices \(S'(6,6)\), \(T'(10,4)\), and \(U'(8,0)\).
y=4STUS'T'U'