Question

If you were to describe a translation of triangle ABCABC, what information would you need to include in your description? If you were to describe a rotation of triangle ABCABC, what information would you need to include in your description? If you were to describe a reflection of triangle ABCABC, what information would you need to include in your description?

Answer 1

1) The information required in order to describe a translation of triangle ABC to A'B'C', are;

a) The coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC

b) The amount by which the triangle ABC is translated along the x-axis

c) The amount by which the triangle ABC is translated along the yx-axis

2) The information required in order to describe a rotation of triangle ABC to A'B'C', are;

a) The coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC

b) The coordinates of the point about which the triangle ABC is to be rotated

c) The amount in degrees, the triangle ABC is to be rotated

2) The information required in order to describe a reflection of triangle ABC to A'B'C', are;

a) The coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC

b) The equation of the line about which the triangle ABC is to be reflected

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