Reflection Matrix: y = x
How to use the reflection in y = x matrix to find the image under the reflection: formula, 1 example, and its solution.
Formula
Formula
The reflection in y = x matrix is
[0 1 / 1 0].
Example
Example
Solution
The image is under
the reflection in y = x.
So write the reflection in y = x matrix
[0 1 / 1 0].
Write the vertex matrix.
A(6, 4), B(7, 1), C(2, -2)
So the vertex matrix is
[6 7 2 / 4 1 -2].
So the vertex matrix of the image is
[0 1 / 1 0][6 7 2 / 4 1 -2].
Solve [0 1 / 1 0][6 7 2 / 4 1 -2].
Multiply Matrices
Row 1, column 1:
0⋅6 + 1⋅4
Row 1, column 2:
0⋅7 + 1⋅1
Row 1, column 3:
0⋅2 + 1⋅(-2)
Row 2, column 1:
1⋅6 + 0⋅4
Row 2, column 2:
1⋅7 + 0⋅1
Row 2, column 3:
1⋅2 + 0⋅(-2)
This is the vertex matrix of the image.
0⋅6 + 1⋅4
= 0 + 4
0⋅7 + 1⋅1
= 0 + 1
0⋅2 + 1⋅(-2)
= 0 - 2
1⋅6 + 0⋅4
= 6 + 0
1⋅7 + 0⋅1
= 7 + 0
1⋅2 + 0⋅(-2)
= 2 + 0
0 + 4 = 4
0 + 1 = 1
0 - 2 = -2
6 + 0 = 6
7 + 0 = 7
2 + 0 = 2
[4 1 -2 / 6 7 2]
is the vertex matrix of the image.
So column 1 is the image of A:
A'(4, 6).
Column 2 is the image of B:
B'(1, 7).
Column 3 is the image of C:
C'(-2, 2).
So
A'(4, 6)
B'(1, 7)
C'(-2, 2)
is the answer.
Graph
This is the graph of △ABC
and its image △A'B'C'.
The image is under
the reflection in y = x.