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Exploring Translations

Author:Kevin Bell, Chase Coffey

Directions

Explore the applet and then answer the questions below the graph.

No translation

What are the ordered pairs for the vertices of the red triangle when horizontal = 0 and vertical = 0?

Select all that apply
  • A
  • B
Check my answer (3)

Horizontal translation

What are the ordered pairs of the red triangle when horizontal = 2 and vertical = 0?

Select all that apply
  • A
  • B
  • C
Check my answer (3)

Vertical translation

What are the ordered pairs of the red triangle when horizontal = 0 and vertical = -2?

Select all that apply
  • A
  • B
  • C
Check my answer (3)

Both translations

What are the ordered pairs of the red triangle when horizontal = 3 and vertical =-1?

Select all that apply
  • A
  • B
  • C
Check my answer (3)

Defining translations

How would you define what happens when we translate a shape in the coordinate plane?

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