The vertical reflection is usually a transformation that can be performed over a point or a line.
In vertical reflection we transform all points of an object to an another point which is to the equal length of the opposite side of a vertical line.
This produce a general rotation of straight angle (180°) that is half turn along the axes.
Solving Vertical Reflection : Description
The vertical reflection flips the image or a given object across a given line x = y + c, c=variable. The new object is a vertically reflected object of the original given object.
Solving vertical reflection follow the given steps :
Step 1: In this step, we have to determine the distance from the coordinates of the object to the given horizontal line (y = x + c)
Step 2: To plot the reflected coordinates on the vertically opposite side of the given horizontal line from the equal distance.
Step 3: Join all the new coordinates to get the new object .
Solving Vertical Reflection : Examples
Given is a triangle whose coordinates are P(x, y), Q(x, y), R(x, y).It is transformed with the help of vertical reflection, that is with respect to the horizontal line.
Solution:
Step 1: Draw the triangle object as per the given co-ordinates are P, Q, R in the X-Y plane.
Step 2: Draw the horizontal line of that triangle PQR, and draw the vertical line from each co-ordinates of given triangular object. Measure the distance from each point of each vertical lines are y1, y2, y3.
Step 3: Plot the vertically reflected points are A', B', C', are at the same vertical distance from the horizontal line
Step 4: Now, join the vertically reflected points A', B', C'. We get the vertically reflected triangle.
Step 5: This is the vertical reflection of the given triangle.
Solving Vertical Reflection : Practice Problems
Problem : Perform vertical reflection to a given square having points A( x1,y1) B(x2,y2) c(x3,y3) and d(x4,y4). specify the new coordinates of the square after reflection.