Question #6436424Single Choice

Geometry

Question

A student claims:
“Triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DEF because I rotated ABC 180° and then reflected it over the x-axis to match DEF.”
Is the student correct?

Options

A
    Yes, because both are isometries and preserve congruence
B
    No, because rotation and reflection change size
C
    No, reflection destroys congruence
D
    Yes, but only if the triangle is equilateral

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