Identifying Transformations in 8th Grade Math

What does the term 'transformation' in math primarily refer to?

• Changing a figure's color

• Multiplying figures

• Subtracting figures

• Changing a figure's position, orientation, or size

What is a 'translation' in mathematical transformations?

• Sliding a figure to a new location without altering its size or orientation

• Rotating a figure around a point

• Changing the size of a figure

• Reflecting a figure over a line

What does a 'vector' indicate in a translation?

• The figure's new size

• The angle of rotation

• The direction and magnitude of the translation

• The figure's new color

What is the role of the 'point of rotation' in a rotation transformation?

• It indicates the direction of rotation

• It is the fixed point around which the figure rotates

• It reflects the figure over a line

• It determines the figure's new size

In a reflection transformation, what is the 'line of reflection'?

• A line that divides the figure into two equal parts

• A line that the figure rotates around

• A line that mirrors the figure across to its new position

• A line that changes the figure's size

What does 'dilation' in transformations involve?

• Sliding a figure to a new position

• Rotating a figure around a point

• Reflecting a figure over a line

• Changing the size of a figure based on a scale factor

How can you identify a translation transformation?

• The figure rotates around a point

• The figure's size changes

• The figure's orientation changes

• The figure moves to a new location without changing its orientation or size

Which transformation involves flipping a figure over a line?

• Translation

• Dilation

• Rotation

• Reflection

What transformation is applied if a figure changes its orientation and location but not its size?

• Rotation

• Translation

• Dilation

• Reflection

Identify the transformation where a figure's size changes according to a scale factor.

• Dilation

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Translation