Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Functions and Their Graphs - 2.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations - 2.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 102: 2

Answer

$y$-axis

Work Step by Step

A reflection about the $y$-axis of a point $(x,y)$ gives the point $(-x,y)$. Hence,if we replace $x$ by $-x$ in $f(x)$, the resulting function's graph will be a reflection about the $y$-axis of the function $y=f(x)$..
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