What happens to the point (3, -2) after successive reflections across the x-axis then the y-axis?

💡 Explanation

The x-axis reflection changes (3, -2) to (3, 2). A subsequent y-axis reflection employs coordinate inversion, causing (3, 2) to transform to (-3, 2) because each reflection inverts the coordinate across the axis, therefore the final point is (-3, 2) rather than the original or partially transformed points.

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