Translations

Front

What is a translation in geometry?

Back

A translation is a transformation that moves every point of a figure the same distance in a specified direction.

Front

How do you translate a point on a coordinate plane?

Back

To translate a point (x, y), you add the translation values to the coordinates: (x + horizontal translation, y + vertical translation).

Front

What happens to the coordinates of a point when it is translated 4 units down and 3 units right?

Back

The new coordinates will be (x + 3, y - 4).

Front

What is the algebraic representation of a figure translated 9 units right and 3 units down?

Back

(x, y) --> (x + 9, y - 3)