Math Transformations

What is the effect of reflecting a point (3, 4) over the x-axis?

• (3, -4)

• (-3, 4)

• (4, 3)

• (-4, -3)

A transformation that turns a figure around a fixed point is called a ______.

• Translation

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Dilation

In a dilation, if the scale factor is 0.5, the figure gets ______.

• Larger

• Smaller

• The same size

• Distorted

If a Scale Factor is greater than 1, then your figure gets ______.

• Smaller

• Bigger

• The same size

• Flatter

What happens to the coordinates of a point when it is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise around the origin?

• (x, y) becomes (y, -x)

• (x, y) becomes (-x, -y)

• (x, y) becomes (-y, x)

• (x, y) becomes (x, y)

A transformation that enlarges or reduces a figure is called a ______.

• Dilation

• Translation

• Rotation

• Reflection

If we reflect a point (x, y) over the line y = -x, the new coordinates will be ______.

• (x, y)

• (y, x)

• (-y, -x)

• (-x, -y)

If a Scale Factor is equal to 1, then your figure ______.

• Does not change

• Increases in size

• Decreases in size

• Becomes distorted

A transformation that flips a figure over a line is called a ______.

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Translation

• Dilation

Reflecting over the y-axis changes the ______.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• slope

• intercept