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

Question

A. The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation.

B. The orientation could be clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you do the reflection.

C. The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation.

D. There is not enough information to tell.

Answer 1

A. The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation.

When a triangle is reflected over the y-axis, the orientation of the figure is reversed. Since the original triangle had a counterclockwise orientation, the reflected figure will have a clockwise orientation.