Butterflies, Pinwheels and Wallpaper 1.1
1. DrawsGnents connecting each vertex of the pre image ABCDE to its image on A'B'C'D'E'. In other words,
connect A to A', B to B', ect.
Measure the distance and record your findings in the table.
m
Distance (cm)
A
A'
Vertex to
Vertex
Distance of
pre-image to
line of
reflection (cm)
Distance of
image to line
of reflection
(cm)
В
B'
O
A to A'
IC
C!
B to B'
D
D'
E
E'
C to C
D to D'
2.
Timur claims that all pre image and corresponding image points are "equidistant" from the line of reflection.
What do you think he means by "equidistant"? Do you agree?
3. How can you reflect each pre-image across the given line of reflection? How can you justify your image is a
reflection? See if your strategy works for reflecting the image across the line.
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A