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2016 Math Kangaroo

Problem 5

Problem 5 · 2016 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning reflectiontransformations
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Answer: B — Picture B
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Hint 1 of 2
A flip downward reflects the picture top-to-bottom; a flip to the right reflects it left-to-right.
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Hint 2 of 2
Apply the two reflections in turn to the original diagram.
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Approach: apply two reflections to the figure
  1. Flipping the card downward reflects the design across a horizontal line (top and bottom swap).
  2. Flipping it to the right then reflects across a vertical line (left and right swap).
  3. Doing both turns the original into the picture shown in (B).
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