Exploring Translations in Geometry

Which of the following transformations is a translation?

• Rotating a figure 90 degrees around a point

• Sliding a figure 5 units to the right

• Reflecting a figure over the x-axis

• Enlarging a figure by a scale factor of 2

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which property is preserved under a translation?

• Orientation

• Size

• Shape

• All of the above

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which of the following statements is true about translations?

• Translations change the size of the figure.

• Translations change the orientation of the figure.

• Translations preserve the distance between points.

• Translations reflect the figure over a line.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a translation?

• It is a rigid motion.

• It changes the size of the figure.

• It moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction.

• It preserves the angles of the figure.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which of the following transformations is equivalent to a translation?

• A rotation followed by a reflection

• A reflection followed by a rotation

• Two successive reflections over parallel lines

• Two successive rotations around the same point

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5