Translations
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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a translation in geometry?
Back
A translation in geometry is a transformation that moves every point of a figure or a space by the same distance in a specified direction.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you represent a translation mathematically?
Back
A translation can be represented as (x, y) -> (x + a, y + b), where (a, b) are the horizontal and vertical shifts, respectively.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the effects of translating a point 5 units to the left and 2 units up?
Back
The new coordinates of the point will be (x - 5, y + 2).
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If point J is at (0, 1), where will it be after translating 5 units left and 2 units up?
Back
Point J' will be at (-5, 3).
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the result of a transformation called?
Back
The result of a transformation is called the image.
Tags
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you translate a triangle from one position to another?
Back
To translate a triangle, you apply the same translation vector to each vertex of the triangle.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
If triangle A'B'C' is translated to triangle ABC by (x+2, y-9), what does this mean?
Back
It means that each point of triangle A'B'C' is moved 2 units to the right and 9 units down to reach triangle ABC.
Tags
CCSS.8.G.A.3
CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5
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