Question

PLZ HELP!!!!!!! Can a kite be formed by drawing a triangle and then reflecting one or more times? Explain.

Select one:
a. Yes. Draw any triangle ABC. Reflect this triangle across the perpendicular bisector of line AB, creating triangle A'B'C' for which A'=B and B'=A. By the definition of a reflection, sides A'C and B'C' are congruent. In addition, sides B'C and A'C' are congruent. The quadrilateral CC'B'A' has two pairs of consecutive sides that are congruent and no congruent opposite sides. By definition, this is a kite.
b. Yes. Draw any triangle ABC. Reflect this triangle across the line AB, creating triangle A'B'C' for which A'=A and B'=B. By definition of a reflection, sides B'C and B'C' are congruent. In addition, sides A'C and A'C' are congruent. The quadrilateral CA'C'B' has two pairs of consecutive sides that are congruent and no congruent opposite sides. By definition, this is a kite.
c. No. Since the reflection of a triangle is always another triangle, there is no way to create a quadrilateral using a triangle or its reflection.
d. No. It is not possible to reflect a triangle in such a way that the result is quadrilateral with any consecutive sides that are congruent.

Answer 1

The answer is (B).

Draw any triangle ABC. Reflect this triangle across the line AB, creating triangle A'B'C' for which A'=A and B'=B. By definition of a reflection, sides B'C and B'C' are congruent. In addition, sides A'C and A'C' are congruent. The quadrilateral CA'C'B' has two pairs of consecutive sides that are congruent and no congruent opposite sides. By definition, this is a kite.