Jack discovers that the orientation of a triangle is counterclockwise. He then reflects the triangle over the y-axis. What is the orientation of the reflected figure?
A:The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation.
B:The orientation could be clockwise or counterclockwise depending on how you do the reflection.
C:The reflected figure has a counterclockwise orientation.
D:There is not enough information to tell.
The correct answer is A: The reflected figure has a clockwise orientation.
When a triangle is reflected over the y-axis, the orientation of each vertex is reversed. In this case, since the original triangle had a counterclockwise orientation, the reflected figure will have a clockwise orientation.