Transformations Vocabulary

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Bisect

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To divide into two parts

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Basic design element

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A part of a pattern or design that when transformed using a type of symmetry will produce the entire design.

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Corresponding vertices

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A point and its image can be called corresponding vertices.

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Equidistance

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Having equal distance

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Line of symmetry

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A line of symmetry divides a figure into halves that are mirror images.

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Line Reflection

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A transformation that maps each point of a figure to its mirror image, where a line acts as the mirror.

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Perpendicular

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Means to meet at 90° or a right angle.

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Prime notation

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Used to identify the image of a point.

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Symmetry

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An object has symmetry if part of it, the basic design, can be transformed repeatedly, so that the design element and its copies produce the entire image.

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Reflectional symmetry

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You can draw a line that divides the figure into halves that are mirror images.