Question

When a figure is translated on a coordinate grid, what conclusion can you draw from the pre-image and image?

The position of the figure changes.

The size of the figure changes.

The orientation of the figure changes.

The shape of the figure changes.

Answer 1

The position of the figure changes

Answer 2

When a figure is translated on a coordinate grid, then the position of the image only changes.

The attached picture demonstrates the shifting or translation of a triangle by six units to the right. It is concluded that only the position of the image is changed, while size, orientation and shape remained the same.