why -f(x) is the graph of f(x) reflected about the x-axis.

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Every value of f(x) you know will be on the opposite of the x axis if you put a - sign in front of the f(x) value.  It will also be the same distance above or below as f(x) was.  So -f(x) is the reflection of f(x) around the x axis.