Question

Which of the following demonstrates a translation?

a. a sliding hockey puck
b. a spinning wheel
c. a child swinging on a swing
d. the blade of a kitchen blender

Answer 1

A spinning wheel and the blade of a kitchen blender both illustrate rotation.

A child swinging on a swing illustrates oscillation, or 'harmonic' motion.

A balloon being blown up is an example of dilation or inflation.

A sliding hockey puck demonstrates the concept of translation.

Answer 2

(b) Spinning Wheel

Step-by-step explanation:

Any move of an object can be assigned to as a transformation. As all point of the target is considered separately, the transformation outlines every point separately and traces how particular is moved or changed.