Starter quiz
- A transformation is a process that may change the ______, orientation or position of a shape.
- 'size' ✓
This L shape is twisted, which of these could be the image?- When a vertex is labelled , it means the ______ of vertex B.
- 'image' ✓
- Congruent shapes need to have the same orientation, true or false?
- True: otherwise they will not be able to stack up on top of each other.
- False: if the orientation is different they can be manipulated to stack. ✓
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- Regardless of whether an object is flipped, twisted or moved, the lengths and angles are ______?
- 'invariant' ✓
- Which figure does this description match? The object has moved up without twisting or flipping.
Exit quiz
- Translation is a ______ in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction.
- 'transformation' ✓
- Which of these images show a translation?
Match the shapes to their translated image.- A⇔E ✓
- B⇔C ✓
- D⇔F ✓
- G⇔H ✓
- The only property of a shape that does change in a translation is ______.
- 'position' ✓
![Which point, when connected with the given two vertices, would create a congruent shape to the object? [IMG 7.10.2.e5]](https://www.thenational.academy/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Foaknationalacademy-res.cloudinary.com%2Fimage%2Fupload%2Fv1697614655%2Ffii8hlnpdvi7tzkgdmsd.png&w=640&q=75)
Which point, when connected with the given two vertices, would create a congruent shape to the object? [IMG 7.10.2.e5]- 'A' ✓
Which of the figures matches Jacob’s description?
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Key learning points
- The length of the lines do not change when translated.
- The angles inside an object do not change when translated.
- When an object is translated, its image is congruent.
- The object and its image have the same orientation.
Common misconception
Students may confuse the term transformation for translation.
Translation is one type of transformation.
Keywords
Translation - Translation is a transformation in which every point of a shape moves the same distance in the same direction.
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