🔒 Points of Reflection

[queen tree]

Given two points P and Q, output the symmetric point of point P about Q. Each argument is a two-element array of integers representing the point's X and Y coordinates. Output should be in the same format, giving the X and Y coordinates of point P1. You do not have to validate the input.

[ivory monolith]

@queen tree

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[queen tree]

i dont really know what to do

[deft lava]

Looks more like a maths problem. You need to make a solution to the problem first, then code that solution, maybe by using Python

Start without coding, just solving this problem with simple cases, then generalise the solution, find edge cases, and once you've found a solution, code it

[subtle lintel]

as has been said this is a math question, you should find the exact code to program this by just writing out the work for the problem

the symmetric point P' for P about Q is Q - rT where r is the distance and T is the direction from Q to P

in simpler terms, calculate the change in x and the change in y, from Q to P. the symmetric point is the same differential in the opposite direction. if you go 3 units left and 4 units up, the symmetric point is 3 units right and 4 units down

[queen tree]

alr

[ivory monolith]

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