Jack discovers that the orientation of a triangle is counterclockwise. He then reflects the triangle over to the y-axis. What is the orientation of the reflected figure?

Question

A. The orientation could be clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you do the reflection
B. The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation
C. There is not enough information to tell
D. The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation

Answer 1

D. The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation.

Answer 2

the correct answer is...
The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation

Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect response. You are right, when a figure is reflected over the y-axis, its orientation is reversed. Therefore, the reflected figure will have a clockwise orientation. The correct answer is B.