Glide
Reflection
Discussant: Kent Jhon Fabon
WHAT IS A GLIDE REFLECTION?
❖ A glide reflection is the composition
of a reflection and a translation, where
the translation is parallel to the line of
reflection, m.
❖ This composition is commutative, so
it doesn’t matter whether an image
Reflects and then glides or vice versa.
Translate
Reflect Reflect
Translate
Glide Reflection Formula
Glide reflection involves the process of mapping
the figure P to P″. However, this process takes
two steps:
❖ Translating figure P→P′.
❖ Reflecting figure P′→P″ .
Example
1. Given triangle to be X(−4,−1),
Y(−6,−4),Z(−1,−3),
a. Translate (x,y)→(x+10,y).
b. Reflect in the x-axis.
We have a pre-image of △XYZ with point
coordinates X(−4,−1),Y(−6,−4),
Z(−1,−3). This triangle △XYZ is positively
translated to the right with 10 units by
forming △X′Y′Z′. So, this pre-image is
shifted to the right, we will add 10 units to
the x-axis of all the coordinate points.
X(−4,−1)→X′(−4+10,−1)=X′(6,−1)
Y(−6,−4)→Y′(−6+10,−4)=Y′(4,−4)
Z(−1,−3)→Z′(−1+10,−3)=Z′(9,−3)
Example
Now the translated image
△X′Y′Z′ will be reflected over x-axis.
That is, we will take the negation of
the y-axis coordinates for all the
points. (x,y)→(x,-y).
X′(6,−1)→X″(6,−(−1))=X″(6,1)
Y′(4,−4)→Y″(4,−(−4))=Y″(4,4)
Z′(9,−3)→Z″(9,−(−3))=Z″(9,3)
We can see the reflected
image △X″Y″Z″ in the next figure is
the resulting image of △ XYZ by
glide reflection.
Example
2. Given triangle to be A(3,1),B(6,−2),C(4,5),
a. Translate (x,y)→(x,y−2).
b. Reflect in the y-axis.
2. Given triangle to be A(3,1),B(6,−2),C(4,5): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x,y−2) b. ) Reflect in the y-axis
Solution
C (4,5)
Plot the
triangle ABC
A (3,1)
A (3,1)
B (6,−2) B (6,-2)
C (4,5)
2. Given triangle to be A(3,1),B(6,−2),C(4,5): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x,y−2) b. ) Reflect in the y-axis
Solution
C (4,5)
We will translate the
Plot the
triangle △ABC and name
it △A′B′C′. So, we will C’ (4,3)
triangle
subtract ABCthe y-axis
2 units from
of each point. A (3,1)
A (3,1)→AA′(3,1−2)
(3,1) = A′(3,−1) A’ (3,-1)
B (6,−2)→ B′(6,−2−2) =
B′(6,−4)
B (6,−2) B (6,-2)
C (4,5)→CC′(4,5−2)
(4,5) = C′(4,3)
B’ (6,-4)
The translated figure has
coordinates A′(3,−1),B′(6,−4),C′
(4,3).
2. Given triangle to be A(3,1),B(6,−2),C(4,5): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x,y−2) b. ) Reflect in the y-axis
Solution
Reflection
Weover the
will translate the
C (4,5)
y-axis
trianglemeans
Plot the
△ABC and name
C’’ (-4,3)
it △A′B′C′. So, we will
(x,y)→(−x,y). C’ (4,3)
triangle
subtract ABCthe y-axis
2 units from
of each point.
A′(3,−1) A (3,1)
→A″(−3,−1)
A (3,1)→AA′(3,1−2)
(3,1) = A′(3,−1) A’ (3,-1)
B (6,−2)→ B′(6,−2−2) =
B′(6,−4)B (6,−2) A ‘’(-3,-1)
B′(6,−4) B (6,-2)
→B″(−6,−4)
C (4,5)→CC′(4,5−2)
(4,5) = C′(4,3)
C′(4,3)
The translated figure has B’’ (-6,-4) B’ (6,-4)
→C″(−4,3)
coordinates A′(3,−1),B′(6,−4),C′
(4,3).
Example
3. Given triangle to be A(-6,2),B(-4,5),C(-1,3),
a. Translate (x,y)→(x+7,y).
b. Reflect in the x-axis.
3. Given triangle to be A(-6,2),B(-4,5),C(-1,3): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x+7,y) b. ) Reflect in the x-axis
Solution B (-4,5)
Plot the
triangle ABC A (-6,2)
C (-1,3)
A (-6,2)
B (-4,5)
C (-1,3)
3. Given triangle to be A(-6,2),B(-4,5),C(-1,3): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x+7,y) b. ) Reflect in the x-axis
Solution B (-4,5) B’ (3,5)
We will translate the
Plot
triangle theand name
△ABC
triangle
it △A′B′C′. So, weABC
will add C (-1,3) C’ (6,3)
7 units from the x-axis of each A (-6,2) A’ (1,2)
point.
A (-6,2)
A (-6,2)→ A′(-6+7,2) = A′(1,2)
B B′(-4+7,5)
B (-4,5)→ (-4,5) = B′(3,5)
C C′(-1+7,3)
C (-1,3)→ (-1,3) = C′(6,3)
The translated figure has
coordinates A′(1,2),B′(3,5),
C′(6,3).
3. Given triangle to be A(-6,2),B(-4,5),C(-1,3): a.) Translate (x,y)→(x+7,y) b. ) Reflect in the x-axis
Solution B (-4,5) B’ (3,5)
Reflection over the
We will translate the
x-axis means
Plot the
(x,y)→(x,-y). and name
triangle △ABC
triangle
it △A′B′C′. ABC
So, we will add C (-1,3) C’ (6,3)
7 units from the x-axis of each A (-6,2) A’ (1,2)
A′(1,2)
point.
→A″(1,-2)
A (-6,2)
A (-6,2)→ A′(-6+7,2) = A′(1,2)
B B′(-4+7,5)
(-4,5) = B′(3,5)
A ‘’(1,-2)
B′(3,5)
B (-4,5)→ C’’ (6,-3)
→B″(3,-5)
C C′(-1+7,3)
C (-1,3)→ (-1,3) = C′(6,3)
C′(6,3)
The translated figure has
→C″(6,-3)
coordinates A′(1,2),B′(3,5), B’’ (3,-5)
C′(6,3).
Finding the Main Reflection Line
In a glide reflection,
the midpoints of all segments
that connect pre-image points
with their image points lie on
the main reflecting line.
The figure at the right
shows a pre-image
parallelogram ABCD and the
image parallelogram A”B”C’’D”
that resulted from a glide
reflection. Find the main
reflection line.
Finding the Main Reflection Line
15 + (−19) −29 + 1
𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝐴𝐴′′ = , = (−2, −14)
2 2
The main reflecting
line in a glide reflection 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝐵𝐵′′ =
3 + (−19) −13 + 21
, = (−8, 4)
2 2
contains the midpoints of all
segments that join pre-image
points with their image points Now, simplify the equation of the line determined by these two
points:
You need only two such
−14 − 4 −18
midpoints to find the equation 𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑀𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 =
−2 − (−8)
=
6
= −3
of the main reflecting line
Use this slope and one of the midpoints in the point-slope form and
simplify:
The midpoints of
𝐴𝐴’’ and BB’’ will do the trick: 𝑦 − 4 = −3(𝑥 − (−8)
𝑦 − 4 = −3𝑥 − 24
𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 20
Finding the Main Reflection Line
y=-3x-20
If you reflect parallelogram
ABCD over this line, it’ll then be
in the same orientation as
parallelogram A’’B’’C’’D’’ and
A’B’C’D’ will be perfectly vertical translate
like A’’B’’C’’D’’. Then a simple
translation in the direction of the
main reflecting line will bring
A’B’C’D’ to A’’B’’C’’D’’ reflect
Properties preserved (invariant under glide reflection)
1. Distance is preserved
(lengths of segments are
the same.
2. Angle measures (remain
the same).
3. Parallelism (parallel lines
remain parallel).
4. Collinearity (points stay
on the same lines).
5. Midpoint (midpoints
remain the same in each
figure.
6. Orientation is NOT
preserved.
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