Transformations Assessment

Front

What is a transformation in geometry?

Back

A transformation is an operation that moves or changes a shape in some way to produce a new shape.

Front

What are the four main types of transformations?

Back

The four main types of transformations are translation, rotation, reflection, and dilation.

Front

Define translation in geometry.

Back

Translation is a transformation that moves every point of a figure the same distance in the same direction.

Front

What is the algebraic rule for translating a point (x, y) 3 units left and 2 units up?

Back

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