What does it mean visually for a graph to be symmetric with respect to the origin?

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What does it mean visually for a graph to be symmetric with respect to the origin?

Visually...something about rotation

2006-09-30 19:27:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help

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It is a mirror image about the y axis.

2006-09-30 19:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means that for any point x,y on the graph, there is another point at -x, -y. A "V" shaped graph with vertex at the origin is symmetric about the y axis, but not symmetric about the origin. However, an "X" shaped graph that crosses at the origin, is symmetric about the origin. It is also symmetric about the x axis and the yaxis.

2006-10-01 02:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋