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Consider a point <math>(x, y)</math>. Reflecting it about the <math>x</math>-axis will map it to <math>(x, -y)</math>, and rotating it counterclockwise about the origin by <math>90^{\circ}</math> will map it to <math>(-y, x)</math>. The operation that undoes this is a counterclockwise rotation around the origin by <math>reflection about the y = x</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}}</math>.
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Consider a point <math>(x, y)</math>. Reflecting it about the <math>x</math>-axis will map it to <math>(x, -y)</math>, and rotating it counterclockwise about the origin by <math>90^{\circ}</math> will map it to <math>(-y, x)</math>. The operation that undoes this is a reflection about the <math>y = x</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}}</math>.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:16, 28 January 2017

Problem

A triangle with vertices $A(0, 2)$, $B(-3, 2)$, and $C(-3, 0)$ is reflected about the $x$-axis, then the image $\triangle A'B'C'$ is rotated counterclockwise about the origin by $90^{\circ}$ to produce $\triangle A''B''C''$. Which of the following transformations will return $\triangle A''B''C''$ to $\triangle ABC$?

$\textbf{(A)}$ counterclockwise rotation about the origin by $90^{\circ}$.

$\textbf{(B)}$ clockwise rotation about the origin by $90^{\circ}$.

$\textbf{(C)}$ reflection about the $x$-axis

$\textbf{(D)}$ reflection about the line $y = x$

$\textbf{(E)}$ reflection about the $y$-axis.

Solution

Consider a point $(x, y)$. Reflecting it about the $x$-axis will map it to $(x, -y)$, and rotating it counterclockwise about the origin by $90^{\circ}$ will map it to $(-y, x)$. The operation that undoes this is a reflection about the $y = x$, so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(D)}}$.

See Also

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