2 Reflect each shape in the mirror line.

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1 Reflect each shape in the mirror line.

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3 Which diagrams show a correct reflection in the given mirror line? x

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5 Five points are plotted on a coordinate grid.

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Talk to a partner about the mistakes that have been made. C
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4 Reflect the objects in the given mirror lines. 3

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a) Join the points to form a polygon. This is the object.
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2 What type of polygon is the object? 
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1 1 x x 1 1 x x b) Reflect the object in the given mirror line.
0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 x x 0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 x x
0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 What type of polygon is the image?
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b) y y d) y y c) Label the reflected vertices P, Q, R, S and T.
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1 1 x x 1 1 x x d) The image and the object are identical polygons.
0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 x x 0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 x x
Is this statement true or false?
0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7 0 0 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 7
Talk about it with a partner.

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