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Lesson 1.2.3
1-68. The original and image appear to each be the same distance from the line of reflection.  The image is
directly across the line of reflection from the original, not shifted up or down.

1-69. See below:

a. y  = x + 1; they are parallel; their slopes are the same.

b. y  = − x −  ; they are perpendicular.

c. Students may notice that the slopes are opposite reciprocals.

1-70. See below:

a. The slopes should be –1, 3, and .

b. The Δy and Δx of each triangle switch, the positive slopes become negative and the negative slopes
become positive.

c. The slopes are opposite reciprocals of each other.

1-71. See below:

a. Possible response: The slope triangle rotates so the Δy and Δx switch places in the fraction.  The
triangle also switches from a positive slope to a negative slope, so the slope is the opposite sign of
the original slope.

b. The Δy = 0 of the original line becomes the Δx.  You cannot divide by zero, so the slope is undefined
and the line is vertical.

1-72. See below:

a. Students should observe that the lines are parallel and the slopes are equal (to – ).

b. Since reflections preserve distance, the distance between each point in ΔPQR and the line of
reflection is the same between the line of reflection and its image.  In addition, since each segment
forms a straight angle at the point it intersects the line of reflection, the reflection guarantees that the
angle measures on either side are 90°.

c. m1 = 2, which is the opposite reciprocal of the slopes of the segments found in part (a).

1-73. The slope of the line through (5, 7) and (2, 2) is ; the slope of the line between these points should
be perpendicular to the line of reflection, and so his point must be incorrect.