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?(1 point) Responses The orientation could be clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you do the reflection. The orientation could be clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you do the reflection. The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation. The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation. The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation. The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation. There is not enough information to tell.
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When a triangle is oriented counterclockwise and then reflected over the y-axis, the orientation of the triangle changes. The reflection will reverse the order of the points that define the triangle, which causes the orientation to switch.
Specifically, if the original orientation is counterclockwise, reflecting over the y-axis will result in a clockwise orientation.
Therefore, the correct response is: The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation.
