05-05-09 Symmetry about a line or point!

How to decide if a graph is symmetric abt a line or a point?

Example when can we say that a graph is symmetric about the line 2x+y=2?

12 Answers

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Celestine preetham ·

mirror image

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palani ............... ·

u coud only check points

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Lokesh Verma ·

something more concrete than mirror images?

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Lokesh Verma ·

take palani's hint ahead! ?

that will give a good answer!

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sriraghav ·

If a particular graph has concavity or convexity, then its mirror image will be viceversa??

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Lokesh Verma ·

no sri .. that may not be true always

like the reflection of y=x2 along the y axis!

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sriraghav ·

...sry... i thot of entire graph on one side of the line:D

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Celestine preetham ·

for symmetry abt a pt (h,k)

if x1+x2/2=h
then f(x1)+f(x2)/2=k

for abt a line

every pt has its mirror image abt line also on the curve

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msp ·

if we rotate the graph abt the line 2y=x+2 abt 180degrees.

Case 1:it is symmetry when obtain the same graph

Case 2:it is not symmetry when we dont obtain the same graph.

we wont get a function which is symmetry abt x axis.

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gordo ·

if u are to verify y=mx+c...
and F(x)
for any two 'a' and 'b'
such that {F(b)-F(a)}/{b-a} =-1/m
then
F({a+b}/2) = m(a+b)/2 +c
if this holds true i guess we'l be done..
cheers!!

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Lokesh Verma ·

@sankara.. celestine is saying that for point symmetry, the point should be the mid point of the points that we want.. hence you just have to check the mid point...

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eureka123 ·

wow,,,,
a reply after 5 months..[3][3]

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