Text: Reflections and Glide Reflections
Question 10, Mathematics, Part 01
HW Score: 45%, 4.5 of 10 points Score:
The figure on the right represents a miniature golf course hole. The ball is at point P and the hole is at point O. Explain how to aim the ball so that it gets in the hole. If it is to bounce off one wall only, explain how to aim the ball so that it goes in. If it is to bounce off two walls, explain how to aim the ball so that it goes in.
Explain how to aim the ball so that it gets in the hole if it bounces off one wall only. Choose the correct answer below.
A. Aim the ball directly towards point B, the midpoint of line segment PQ, to get the ball to the intersection of line segment PQ and line segment AB. Then reflect point P in line segment AB to get point P'. Aim the ball at the intersection of line segment P'Q and line segment AB.
B. Drop a perpendicular from point Q to line segment AB and aim the ball at the intersection of the perpendicular and line segment AB.
C. Draw a perpendicular from point Q to line segment AB and aim the ball at the intersection of the perpendicular and line segment AB.
D. Reflect point P in line segment AB to get point P'. Aim the ball at the intersection of line segment P'Q and line segment AB.