Coordinate Transformations - Rotation, Reflection, Translation, Dilations
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Common Core For Grade 8
Examples, solutions, worksheets, videos, and lessons to help Grade 8 students learn how to describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.
Common Core: 8.G.3
Suggested Learning Targets
- I can define dilations as a reduction or enlargement of a figure.
- I can identify scale factor of the dilation.
- I can describe the effects of dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections on 2-D figures using coordinates.
Transformation Rules on the Coordinate Plane
Translation: Each point moves a units in the x-direction and b units in the y-direction.(x, y) → (x + a, y + b)
Reflection across the x-axis: Each x-value stays the same and each y-value becomes opposite of what it was. (x, y) → (x, −y)
Reflection across the y-axis: Each y-value stays the same and each y-value becomes opposite of what it was. (x, y) → (−x, y)
Reflection across the line y=x: The x and y values switch places. (x, y) → (y, x)
Rotation 90° about the origin: Each y-value becomes opposite of what it was. The x and y values switch places.
(x, y) → (−y, x)
Rotation 180° about the origin: Each x and y value becomes opposite of what it was.
(x, y) → (−x, −y)
Rotation 270° about the origin: Each x value becomes opposite of what it was. The x and y values switch places.
(x, y) → (y, −x)
Dilation with respect to the origin and scale factor of k:
(x, y) → (kx, ky)
Coordinate Transformation and Dilation
In this tutorial you will learn about dilations and scale factors.
Rotation, Reflection, Translation, Dilations. Dilation of a tilted shape 8.G.3
Dilate a parallelogram by a scale factor between 0 and 1
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Demonstrate geometric transformation using Geogebra
Rotation, Reflection, Translation, Dilations.
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