Exploring Rigid Transformations

What is a rigid transformation?

• A transformation that changes the size of a figure

• A transformation that preserves the shape and size of a figure

• A transformation that only changes the color of a figure

• A transformation that distorts the figure

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

Which of the following is NOT a rigid transformation?

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Translation

• Dilation

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

What is the line of reflection in a reflection transformation?

• The line that passes through the center of rotation

• The line over which a figure is flipped

• The line that is parallel to the translation vector

• The line that bisects the figure

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which of the following best describes corresponding points in a transformation?

• Points that are the same distance from the origin

• Points that match up between the original figure and its image

• Points that are on the same side of the figure

• Points that are equidistant from the line of reflection

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

• It stays the same

• It becomes zero

• It changes sign

• It doubles

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which sequence of transformations will map a figure onto itself?

• Translation followed by dilation

• Reflection over a random line

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.3

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which transformation is described by "turning a figure around a fixed point"?

• Translation

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Dilation

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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