Transformations

Front

What is a transformation in geometry?

Back

A transformation is an operation that moves or changes a shape in some way to create a new shape.

Front

What are the four main types of transformations?

Back

The four main types of transformations are translation, rotation, reflection, and dilation.

Front

What is a translation?

Back

A translation moves every point of a shape the same distance in the same direction.

Front

Write a rule for the translation of a point (x, y) that moves it 3 units to the right and 2 units up.

Back

(x, y) --> (x + 3, y + 2)