What is mirror image of a coordinate?

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Mirror image of a coordinate is taken either with respect to the x-axis or with respect to the y-axis.

Mirror image with respect to x-axis: The mirror image of a point P(x,y) with respect to x-axis is Q(x,-y) where only the sign of the ordinate changes and the abscissa remains unchanged.

Mirror image with respect to y-axis: The mirror image of a point A(x,y) with respect to y-axis is B(-x,y) where only the sign of the abscissa changes and the ordinate remains unchanged.

For example, in the below graph, the mirror image of P(3,2) with respect to x-axis is Q(3,-2) and with respect to y-axis is Q'(-3,2).


 
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