Geometric Translation

A transformation in which a graph or geometric figure is picked up and moved to another  location without any change in size or direction.

• Translation
• Rotation
• Reflection
• Dilation

Determine how to translate triangle ABC to triangle A'B'C'.

• left 2, up 9
• right 2, down 9
• left 2, down 9
• left 2, up 5

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

• slide up 2, left 3
• slide right 2, up 3
• slide right 2, down 3
• slide left 3, right 2

When Translating an image, if you move a figure down, you will have _____ a number.

• y +
• y -
• x +
• x -

When Translating an image, if you move a figure to the right , you will have _____ a number.

• x +
• x -
• y +
• y -

A slide is also called a _________.

• Translation
• Reflection
• Rotation
• Transformation

A turn is also called a ___________.

• Translation
• Reflection
• Rotation
• Transformation

How is triangle ABC being translated to triangle A'B'C'?

• up 3, left 8
• up 9, left 4
• down 3, right 8
• down 9, right 4

What does a translation do to an image?

• Turns it 90* clockwise
• Mirrors it
• Shrinks it
• Slides it

How do you represent a translation Algebraically? 

• (-y, -x)
• (x + a, y + b)
• (-x , -y)
• (ax, by)