Translations

Front

What is a translation in geometry?

Back

A translation is a type of transformation that moves every point of a figure the same distance in a specified direction.

Front

How do you represent a translation algebraically?

Back

A translation can be represented as (x, y) --> (x + a, y + b), where 'a' is the horizontal shift and 'b' is the vertical shift.

Front

What does it mean for a translation to be congruent?

Back

A translation is congruent, meaning the shape and size of the figure remain the same after the transformation.

Front

If a figure is translated 3 units right and 2 units up, how is this represented?

Back

(x, y) --> (x + 3, y + 2)