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Geometry Difficulty 1.4 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the graph shown, which of the following represents the image of the line segment PQPQ after a reflection across the xx-axis?

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Pick one

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

To find the image of PQPQ, we reflect points PP and QQ across the xx-axis, then join them.

Since PP is 3 units above the xx-axis, then the reflection of PP across the xx-axis is 3 units below the xx-axis at the same xx-coordinate.

That is, point TT is the image of PP after it is reflected across the xx-axis.

Similarly, after a reflection across the xx-axis, the image of point QQ will be 6 units below the xx-axis but have the same xx-coordinate as QQ.

That is, point UU is the image of QQ after it is reflected across the xx-axis.
Therefore, the line segment TUTU is the image of PQPQ after it is reflected across the xx-axis.

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Solution 2

Solution 1

The multiples of 5 between 1 and 99 are: 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95.5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,60,65,70, 75,80,85,90,95. Of these, only 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80, and 9090 are even.
Therefore, there are 9 even whole numbers between 1 and 99 that are multiples of 5.

Solution 2

To create an even multiple of 5, we must multiply 5 by an even whole number (since 5 is odd, multiplying 5 by an odd whole number creates an odd result).

The smallest positive even multiple of 5 is 5×2=105\times2=10.

The largest even multiple of 5 less than 99 is 5×18=905\times18=90.

That is, multiplying 5 by each of the even numbers from 2 to 18 results in the only even multiples of 5 between 1 and 99.
Since there are 9 even numbers from 2 to 18 (inclusive), then there are 9 even whole numbers between 1 and 99 that are multiples of 5.

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