 There are four types of TRANSFORMATIONS

 And reflection transformation is one of those four types

- A Reflection or a flip is a transformation which creates Symmetry on a plane.
- The line across which you reflect a figure is called the Line of Reflection

 When you fold along a line of reflection, the original figure overlaps with its Reflection.
 Notice that the line of reflection is equidistant from the colored vertices of each triangle.
- In other words, the line of reflection is directly in the middle of the both points.

 So, there are Types of Reflection:

 And it has rules that you need to follow to do the different types of Reflections.

1st type is Reflection about the x-axis, it means we will flip the figure over the x-axis .
- And the rule is that you need to multiply the y-coordinate by -1.
( x , y ) -1  ( x , -y )
 For example, we have this Blue triangle in quadrant 1. By the way this is Q 1,2,3 & 4
 and we will reflect this triangle over the x-axis. Therefore, we will flip this triangle and it
will move from quadrant 1 to Q4.
 SO, HOW TO REFLECT THIS?
 1st step is we need to find the coordinates {for example this is point A, B, & C.}
 After that, the 2nd step is to apply the rule, therefore we will multiply the y-coordinates
by -1. {NOTICE THAT THE X-COORDINATE DID NOT CHANGE}
(So, these are the new coordinates for the Reflection of the blue triangle over the x-axis.)
 And lastly, we will put these coordinates on the plane to see the reflected figure.
 So, this is what it looks like.

The 2nd type is Reflection about the y-axis, it means we will flip the figure over the y-
axis.
- And the rule is you need to multiply the x-coordinate by -1.
( x , y ) -1  ( -x , y )
 For example, again we will use this Blue triangle in quadrant 1.
 and we will reflect this triangle over the y-axis. Therefore, we will flip this triangle and it
will move from quadrant 1 to Q2.
 1st step is to find the coordinates and, we already have the coordinates of blue triangle.
 2nd step is to apply the rule, therefore we will multiply the x-coordinates by -1.
{NOTICE THAT THE X-COORDINATE DID NOT CHANGE}
The 3rd type is Reflection about the Origin, it means we will flip the figure over the y-
axis and x-axis or over the x-axis and y-axis.
- And the rule is you need to multiply both x & y coordinates by -1
( x , y ) -1  ( -x , -y )

 For example, we already have these coordinates.

 So, now we will multiply both x & y coordinates by -1.
(So, these are the new coordinates for the Reflection of the blue triangle over the origin.)

The 4th type is Reflection about the line y=x axis, therefore the line goes diagonally
- And the rule is you only need to flip the x & y coordinates
(x,y)(y,x)
 For example, we have this Blue triangle
 And the coordinates are A=…, B=…, and C=…
 After that we will apply the Rule, which is flip the x & y coordinates. A=…, B=…, and
C=…
(So, these are the new coordinates for the Reflection of the blue triangle over the line y=x
axis.)
 And, this is what it looks like.

The last type is Reflection about the line y=-x axis, therefore the line goes also
diagonally
- And the rule is you need to flip the x & y coordinates and change the sign.
( x , y )  ( -y , -x )
 For example, we have this Blue triangle that has the coordinates of point A=…, B… & C
 Then apply the rule. Flip the x & y coordinates and change the sign.
 Therefore, the new coordinates are A=… B=… and C=…
(So, this is the Reflection of the blue triangle over the line y=-x axis.)

! AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES AND RULE OF REFLECTION TRANSFORMATION

 A figure is said to reflect the other figure, and then every point in a figure is
equidistant from each corresponding point in another figure. The reflected image
should have the same shape and size, but the image faces in the opposite
direction.
 Y=X means the value of x-coordinates is match to the value of y-coordinates.
 The difference between reflection and translation is that in the reflection we
flip a figure over a line while in translation we slide the figure in any direction.
 They have also similarities, because the shape and the size of the object
didn’t change.