Answer:
<h2>Original: M(3.5, 2) L(5.5, 2) K(7,5) J(2,5).</h2><h2>Reflected: M(3.5,
-2)
L(5.5, -2) K(7,-5) J(2,-5).</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
The coordinates of the given trapezoid JKLM are
M(3.5, 2) L(5.5, 2) K(7,5) J(2,5).
If we want to reflect the trapezoid JKLM over the x-axis, we just need to change its vertical coordinates for their opposite, that is
M(3.5, -2) L(5.5, -2) K(7,-5) J(2,-5).
There reason of this is because if we need a reflection across x-axis, what changes is vertical coordintes, because the figure must go from I quadrant to IV quadrant where y-valus are negative, and x-values remains positive.
Therefore, the ordered pair of the original figure are:
M(3.5, 2) L(5.5, 2) K(7,5) J(2,5).
The ordered pair of the reflection are:
M(3.5, -2) L(5.5, -2) K(7,-5) J(2,-5).