Question

What point is symmetrical to (-1, -17) for the graph of y=−x2−16
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Responses

(1, 17)
(1, 17) - no response given

(-17, -1)
(-17, -1) - incorrect

(-1, 17)
(-1, 17) - no response given

(1, -17)

Answer 1

(1, -17)

Reason: y = −x^2 − 16 is symmetric about the y-axis, so reflect x = -1 to x = 1 while y stays −17.