TRANSFORMATIONS

Front

What is a reflection?

Back

When you flip or mirror an object across a line.

Front

What does a translation do to a figure on the coordinate plane?

Back

Slides it.

Front

How do you translate triangle ABC to triangle A'B'C'?

Back

(x-2, y+9)

Front

What transformation is happening when (x, y) ----> (x + 2, y - 3)?

Back

Slide right 2, down 3.

Front

What is a rotation?

Back

Turning an object around a point.

Front

What is a dilation?

Back

Resizing an object larger or smaller.

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal line in a coordinate plane.

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical line in a coordinate plane.

Front

What does it mean to translate an object?

Back

To slide it from one position to another without rotating or flipping.

Front

What is the effect of reflecting an object across the y-axis?

Back

The x-coordinates of the points change sign.