Reflection

Summary

a reflection is a transformation

a reflection has three components: an object, an image and a mirror line.

 

Key Skills

  • draw the image given an object and a mirror line.
  • name and use the key properties of reflection.
  • understand the vocabulary of reflection i.e. what the words mean!

Vocabulary

reflectioninvariantcongruenttransformationimageobject, mirror lineperpendicular bisector, axis of symmetry.