Reflect the endpoint of a line segment (-5, 10) across the x-axis. What is the result?
Can you explain it?
When we reflect a point across the x-axis, we essentially flip the point with respect to the x-axis. In this case, the given endpoint of the line segment is (-5, 10).
To reflect this point across the x-axis, we'll keep the x-coordinate the same and change the sign of the y-coordinate. So, if the original y-coordinate is positive, it becomes negative, and if it is negative, it becomes positive.
Therefore, reflecting (-5, 10) across the x-axis results in the new endpoint which is (-5, -10).