Investigating transformations with Desmos | Maths | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

The __________ is the __________ figure, before a transformation has been applied.
- image
- object ✓
- starting ✓
- resulting
The __________ is the __________ figure, after a transformation has been applied.
- image ✓
- object
- starting
- resulting ✓
$\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}$ What does the -4 mean?
- translation of 4 units left ✓
- translation of 4 units right
- translation of 4 units up
- translation of 4 units down
$\begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}$ What does the 2 mean?
- translation of 2 units left
- translation of 2 units right
- translation of 2 units up ✓
- translation of 2 units down
$\begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -7 \end{pmatrix}$ What does the 5 mean?
- translation of 5 units left
- translation of 5 units right ✓
- translation of 5 units up
- translation of 5 units down
$\begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -7 \end{pmatrix}$ What does the -7 mean?
- translation of 7 units left
- translation of 7 units right
- translation of 7 units up
- translation of 7 units down ✓

Which button allows you to draw a polygon?
Which button opens up the option menu containing the vector tool?
Which button opens up the option menu containing the selection tool?
Which button allows you to measure an angle?
Desmos rotates shapes __________.
- anti-clockwise ✓
- clockwise
- either clockwise or anti-cloackwise
- neither clockwise nor anti-clockwise
Lucas wants to rotate a shape clockwise by 50° in Desmos. What angle should he enter into Desmos?
- 50°
- 130°
- 230°
- 310° ✓

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Pupils may struggle with only being able to rotate anticlockwise on Desmos.

Turning clockwise x degrees is equivalent to turning anticlockwise (360 - x) degrees.

Object - The object is the starting figure, before a transformation has been applied.
Image - The image is the resulting figure, after a transformation has been applied.
Vector - A vector can be used to describe a translation.
Polygon - A polygon is a flat (2D), closed figure made up of straight line segments.