Working with Line Reflections: Practice
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Answer the following questions relating to reflections. 
Check your answers in the answer boxes.

1.  A person is sitting 4 feet away from a mirrored wall.  How far away from the person will his/her reflection appear to be?

 

2.  Why does the word AMBULANCE appear in the following form on the front of rescue vehicles?

a.  When viewed by a person looking out of the back window of an automobile in front of the rescue vehicle, the word AMBULANCE can be clearly read.
b.  When its reflection is viewed in a rear view mirror, automobile drivers can clearly read the word AMBULANCE.
c.  The word is clearly visible to the driver of the ambulance.

 

3.

In the diagram at the left, line
segment TM is the line of
reflection for the figure. 
Use this diagram to answer
the following questions

a. What is the reflection image of segment AB?

b. What is the reflection image of triangle FUN?

c. What is the reflection image of point U?

d. How does the length of segment EC
compare to the length of segment BC?

 

    

4.a.  What word will be seen when MOM is reflected over line l?

b.  What word will be seen when MOM is reflected over line m?

 

5.  Fifteen ants are walking on a mirror.  Each ant has 6 legs.  How many legs can be seen during this journey?

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