Reflection – Summary Notes

 Coordinate Axes and Origin: The two mutually perpendicular number lines intersecting
each other at their zeroes are called coordinate axes. The horizontal line is called x  axis and
the vertical line is called y  axis.
The point where axes intersect each other is called the origin.

 Coordinates: The position of a point in a place is expressed by a pair of two numbers called
coordinates. The first number of the pair is called x  coordinate or abscissa and the second
number is called y  coordinate or ordinate.
 Reflection: When an object is placed infront of a plane mirror, its image is formed at the same
distance behind the mirror. This is called reflection.
 Reflection of a point in x  axis: The reflection of a point M x  x, y  in x  axis is  x,  y  .
 Reflection of a point in y  axis: The reflection of a point M y  x, y  in y  axis is   x, y  .
 Reflection of a point in origin: The reflection of a point M o  x, y  in the origin is   x,  y  .
The reflections of a point P (3, 3) in x  axis, y  axis and in origin are shown in the figure
given below.
 Invariant point: A point is called an invariant point with respect to a given line if and only
if it lies on the line.
 The image of a figure under reflection is congruent to the original figure.
 Reflection in the x  axis, followed by reflection in the y  axis is equivalent to reflection in
the origin.