Part of CG-06 — Coordinate Geometry: Locus & Transformation

Reflection Formulas

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Reflection of (a,b) across standard lines:

  • x-axis: (a, -b)
  • y-axis: (-a, b)
  • origin: (-a, -b)
  • y = x: (b, a)
  • y = -x: (-b, -a)
  • x = c: (2c-a, b)
  • y = c: (a, 2c-b)

Reflection across a general line Ax+By+C=0: Image of (x0,y0) is x02A(Ax0+By0+C(A2+B2)\frac{x0 - 2A(Ax0+By0+C}{(A^2+B^2)}, y0 - 2BAx0+By0+C(A2+B2)\frac{Ax0+By0+C}{(A^2+B^2)}).

This is the same as the perpendicular-foot-image formula from 3D geometry, restricted to 2D.

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