Transformational Geometry Vocabulary

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A change in the size or position of a figure is called a(n) _____.

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transformation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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A movement (slide) of a figure along a straight line is called a(n) _____

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translation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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A line that a figure is flipped across to create a mirror image of the original figure.

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Line of Reflection

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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A line that divides a figure into two congruent reflected halves.

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Line of Symmetry

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CCSS.4.G.A.3

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The point about which a figure is rotated.

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Center of Rotation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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The point of intersection of lines through each pair of corresponding vertices in a dilation.

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Center of Dilation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Front

An increase in the size of all dimensions in the same proportions is called a(n) _____.

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enlargement

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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The ratio used to enlarge or reduce similar figures.

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Scale Factor

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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Figures with the same shape, but not necessarily the same size are _____.

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similar

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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A transformation that results in an image that is the same shape and the same size as the original figure.

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Congruence Transformation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3