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mirror image
[mirror image|mirror image] is a reflection that produces a new graph as a mirror image of the base or original graph about the y-axis or x-axis.
Definition
mirror image is a reflection that produces a new graph as a mirror image of the base or original graph about the y-axis or x-axis.
Mechanism
mirror image Since every point on the graph of a function f(x) corresponds to a mirror image on the graph of f⁻¹(x), the graphs are mirror images through the line y = x. The vertical reflection creates a new graph that is a mirror image of the original about the x-axis.
Causes
mirror image Horizontal reflection produces a mirror image of the base graph about the y-axis. Vertical reflection produces a mirror image of the base graph about the x-axis.