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Which of the following rigid transformations (isometries) maps the line segment <math>\overline{AB}</math> onto the line segment <math>\overline{A'B'}</math> so that the image of <math>A(-2, 1)</math> is <math>A'(2, -1)</math> and the image of <math>B(-1, 4)</math> is <math>B'(1, -4)</math>?
 
Which of the following rigid transformations (isometries) maps the line segment <math>\overline{AB}</math> onto the line segment <math>\overline{A'B'}</math> so that the image of <math>A(-2, 1)</math> is <math>A'(2, -1)</math> and the image of <math>B(-1, 4)</math> is <math>B'(1, -4)</math>?
  
(A) reflection in the <math>y</math>-axis
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<math>\textbf{(A) } </math> reflection in the <math>y</math>-axis
  
(B) counterclockwise rotation around the origin by <math>90^\circ</math>
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<math>\textbf{(B) } </math> counterclockwise rotation around the origin by <math>90^{\circ}</math>
  
(C) translation by <math>3</math> units to the right and <math>5</math> units down
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<math>\textbf{(C) } </math> translation by 3 units to the right and 5 units down
  
(D) reflection in the <math>x</math>-axis
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<math>\textbf{(D) } </math> reflection in the <math>x</math>-axis
  
(E) clockwise rotation around the origin by <math>180^\circ</math>
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<math>\textbf{(E) } </math> clockwise rotation about the origin by <math>180^{\circ}</math>
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==

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Problem

Which of the following rigid transformations (isometries) maps the line segment $\overline{AB}$ onto the line segment $\overline{A'B'}$ so that the image of $A(-2, 1)$ is $A'(2, -1)$ and the image of $B(-1, 4)$ is $B'(1, -4)$?

$\textbf{(A) }$ reflection in the $y$-axis

$\textbf{(B) }$ counterclockwise rotation around the origin by $90^{\circ}$

$\textbf{(C) }$ translation by 3 units to the right and 5 units down

$\textbf{(D) }$ reflection in the $x$-axis

$\textbf{(E) }$ clockwise rotation about the origin by $180^{\circ}$

Solution

See Also

2019 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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