A classmate claims that the rule (x, y) → (-x, y) for reflecting a figure across the y-axis only works if all the vertices are in the first quadrant because the values of x and y must be positive. Explain why this reasoning is not correct.

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step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

assume that you have 3 different side lengths.   apply the pythagorean theorem here:   square each of the two shortest sides; call them a and b, so that their squares are a² and b².   also square the longest side, calling the result c².

now, if a² + b² = c² is true, the triangle is a right triangle; otherwise it is not a right triangle.