Question

1. what is the result of reflecting a rectangle over the x - axis and then dilating it by a scale factor of 0.75?

a. the size decreases, and the figure is flipped left to right.
b. the size and orientation remain unchanged.
c. the size decreases, and the figure is flipped upside down.
d. the size increases but the orientation remains unchanged.

Explanation:

1. Reflecting a rectangle over the x - axis flips the figure upside - down as the transformation changes the sign of the y - coordinates of all its points.
2. Dilating a figure by a scale factor of 0.75 (a value between 0 and 1) decreases its size since each coordinate of the figure is multiplied by 0.75.

Answer:

c. The size decreases, and the figure is flipped upside down.