Exploring Geometry: Rotations, Reflections, and Translations

What does a geometric rotation involve?

• Changing the size of a shape

• Shifting a shape along a line

• Flipping a shape over a line

• Turning a shape around a point

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

What is the result of reflecting a shape?

• It rotates around a point

• It appears as if viewed in a mirror

• It moves to a new position

• It changes color

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

Which transformation involves moving a shape from one place to another without rotating or reflecting it?

• Reflection

• Translation

• Scaling

• Rotation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

In the video, what was used as a mirror line for reflecting the triangle?

• A vertical line

• None of the above

• An axis

• A horizontal line

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

What happens to a triangle when it is translated downwards?

• It rotates around a point

• It flips over

• It moves lower on the paper

• It becomes larger

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

After rotating a triangle, what is the next transformation applied in the sequence described in the video?

• A reflection

• Another rotation

• Scaling

• A translation

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is the final transformation applied to the triangle in the sequential transformations?

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Translation

• None

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

How many different transformations can be applied to the triangle in the extension challenge?

• Three or more

• None

• Only one

• Only two

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.5

What is the goal of the extension challenge in the video?

• To write an essay about triangles

• To color the triangles differently

• To make one triangle look like another using transformations

• To find the smallest triangle

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Which combination of transformations is suggested for the extension challenge?

• Translation, then rotation, then reflection

• Rotation, then translation, then reflection

• Any order of rotation, reflection, and translation

• Only rotation and reflection

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CCSS.8.G.A.3