2000 AMC 12 Problems/Problem 10

Problem

The point $P = (1,2,3)$ is reflected in the $xy$ -plane, then its image $Q$ is rotated by $180^\circ$ about the $x$ -axis to produce $R$ , and finally, $R$ is translated by 5 units in the positive- $y$ direction to produce $S$ . What are the coordinates of $S$ ?

$\text {(A) } (1,7, - 3) \qquad \text {(B) } ( - 1,7, - 3) \qquad \text {(C) } ( - 1, - 2,8) \qquad \text {(D) } ( - 1,3,3) \qquad \text {(E) } (1,3,3)$

Solution

Step 1: Reflect in the xy plane. That is the same as creating the additive inverse of z and sticking it into the z coordinate. (1,2,-3)

Step 2: Rotate around x-axis 180 degrees. That is the same as taking the additive inverse of y and sticking it in the y coordinate, then taking the additive inverse of z and sticking it into the z coordinate. (1, -2, 3)

Step 3: Translate 5 units in positive-y direction. That is the same as adding 5 to y and sticking it in the y coordinate. (1,3,3) $\Rightarrow \text {(E) }$

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