1

Copy the diagrams and show the image of each of the labelled points after a
reflection in the black mirror line.
Label the images A', B', C', D' and E'.

A C

D
B

2 Copy the diagrams and draw a mirror line in the correct position for each one.

A
B C

C'

B'
A'

3 Copy the diagrams and reflect each labelled line in the black mirror line.
Label the end points of each reflection.
E

A
D

B
C
F
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4 Copy these diagrams and reflect the shapes in the black mirror lines.
a b

c d

5 Copy the diagrams and draw a mirror line in the correct position for each one.
a B b
C'
B C'
A
A' C
C
B' A

A' B'

6 Copy the diagram onto squared paper. y

a Draw the image of triangle T under a reflection T
in the y-axis. Label this T'.
b Reflect triangle T in the red mirror line
y = x and label this image T''. x

c Reflect T'' in the x-axis and label this T'''.

d What is the connection between the triangles T'
and T'''?

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7 a T
 he image of A(3, 1) after reflection y
x=4
in the red line x = 4 is A'(5, 1). 3 B
Write down the image of each of the C
2
other labelled points under a reflection
1 A A'
in x = 4.
b Copy the diagram and draw the image –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1 Q
of each triangle under a reflection in
–2
x = 4. P R
–3
c Copy this diagram again and add the
red horizontal line y = 1. Draw the
image of each triangle under a reflection in the line y = 1.

8 Write down the equation of the mirror line y

for each mapping. A 3 B
2
a A → B b B → C
1 C
c B → D d B → E
–4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 x
E –1
–2 D
–3

9 Write down the coordinates of a point that maps to itself under a reflection
in x = 2.

10 Write down the coordinates of the point that (3, −1) maps to under a
reflection in these lines.
a x = 5 b x = −1 c y = −1 d y = 4
e y = x f y = 2 − x g y = −x h y = 4 − x

11 On a set of axes which go from −2 to 9, draw the line y = 2x and the triangle
ABC with A(3, 1), B(4, 3) and C(7, 4). Reflect the triangle in the line and label
the reflected image A'B'C'.

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