Unit 2 Geometry Vocabulary

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Rigid motions

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Transformations that preserve size and shape.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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Reflection

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A rigid motion that produces a mirror image of a figure.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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Rotation

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A rigid motion that turns a figure around a center point.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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Transformation function

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A rule that takes an input and transforms it to produce an output.

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Pre-image

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The original figure before transformation, the inputs.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

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Congruent figures

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Figures that can map on top of one another after a sequence of rigid motions.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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What is an image?

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The resulting figure after it is transformed, the outputs.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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Translation

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A rigid motion that shifts or moves a figure.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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Isometry

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Another name for rigid motion, preserving size and shape.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

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Composite transformation

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A sequence of two or more transformations on a pre-image.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3