Your friend tells you that reflecting a figure will make the figure’s angles smaller, so it is no longer congruent to the original figure. Is this true? Why or why not? In 3–5 sentences, explain your answer and describe an example that would verify your claim.(4 points)
No, this is not true. Reflecting a figure does not change the size of the angles, it only changes their orientation. The angles in a figure are determined by the length of its sides and the shape of the figure, and reflecting the figure does not affect these properties. For example, if we have an equilateral triangle and reflect it across a line of symmetry, the resulting figure will still have three equal angles of 60 degrees, maintaining its congruence to the original figure.
