Point B is located at (-5, -5) on the coordinate plane. Point B is reflected over thex-axis to create point B'. What ordered pair describes the location of B'?

Point B is located at (-5, -5) on the coordinate plane. Point B is reflected over thex-axis to create point B'. What ordered pair describes the location of B'? class=

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If a coordinate is refleted over the x-axis, the formula to apply is

[tex](x,y)\rightarrow(x,-y)[/tex]

So for B(-5, -5), this becomes

[tex]\begin{gathered} B\mleft(-5,-5\mright)\rightarrow(-5,-(-5) \\ \\ the\text{ answer becomes } \\ \\ B(-5,-5)\rightarrow B^{\prime}(-5,5) \end{gathered}[/tex]

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