Short answerEasy1 mark
8(iii)
Use graph sheet for this question. Take 2 cm = 1 unit along both x and y axis. Graphically represent parallelogram OABC, where O(0,0), A(2,3), B(5,3) and C(3,0). Reflect OABC:
through the origin and name its image as OIJH.
Topic: Reflection and plotting
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Exam answer
Reflect through the origin to obtain OIJH.
Explanation
For reflection through origin, (x,y)→(−x,−y).
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