Transformations Congruent and Similar Figures

Choose the correct scale factor:

• 2

• 3

• 1/3

• 1/2

Dilate the figure by a scale factor of 3 with the origin as the center of dilation. What are the coordinates of the image?

• A'(9,9) B'(18,18) C'(27,9)

• A'(6,6) B'(9,9) C'(12,6)

• A'(0,0) B'(3,3) C'(6,0)

• A'(1,1) B'(2,2) C'(3,1)

The point (8, 12) was dilated to become point (2, 3). What was the scale factor?

• ½

• ¼

• 4

• 2

A dilation produces a similar figure

• True

• False

Which of the following describes the sequence of transformations shown?

• Reflect across the x-axis and then rotate -90 degrees cw around the origin

• Rotate 90 degrees cw around the origin and then translate down.

• Reflect across the x-axis and then reflect across the y-axis.

• Translate up and then rotate 90 degrees ccw about the origin.

What is the sequence of transformations?

• Reflect over the y-axis then reflect over the x-axis

• Reflect over the x-axis then reflect over the y-axis

• Translate 4 units then rotate 90˚

• Rotate 90˚ then reflect over the x-axis

Choose the correct transformations

• rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise around the origin, and then reflect over the x-axis

• right 1, down 4, and then reflection over the y-axis

• right 6, and then reflection over the x-axis

• reflection over the line y=x, and then translate up 4, right 2

Which series of transformations were performed in the figure?

• Translation 5 units down, reflection over the y-axis

• Reflection over the x-axis, translation 6 units right

• Rotation 90^o clockwise, reflection over the x-axis

• Rotation 180^o clockwise, reflection over the y-axis

Rectangle ABCD is undergoing a series of transformations. Which of the following transformations will NOT cause the resulting rectangle to maintain congruence with rectangle ABCD?

• Translation 3 units left, then translation 7 units down.

• Dilation by a scale factor of 3, then dilation by a scale factor of 3.

• Dilation by a scale factor of 2, then dilation by a scale factor of 1/2.

• Translation 4 units right, then translation 6 units up.

Which transformation(s) preserve congruency?

• rotations

• reflections

• translations

• dilations