## Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

(a) The symmetric point with respect to the x-axis for $(5,-2)$ is $(5,2)$. (b) The symmetric point with respect to the y-axis for $(5,-2)$ is $(-5,-2)$. (c) The symmetric point with respect to the origin for $(5,-2)$ is $(-5,2)$. Refer to the plot below.
The point that is symmetric to the given point with respect to the $x$-axis can be reached by changing the coordinate from $(x,y)$ to $(x,-y)$: The symmetric point with respect to the $x$-axis for $(5,-2)$ is $(5,2)$. The point that is symmetric to the given point with respect to the y-axis can be reached by changing the coordinate from $(x,y)$ to $(-x,y)$: The symmetric point with respect to the $y$-axis for $(5,-2)$ is $(-5,-2)$. The point that is symmetric to the given point with respect to the origin can be reached by changing the coordinate from $(x,y)$ to $(-x,-y)$: The symmetric point with respect to the origin for $(5,-2)$ is $(-5,2)$.