Vocabulary

Transformation: A transformation is an operation that maps an original geometric figure, the preimage, onto a new figure called the image.

Translation: A translation slides a figure from one position to another without turning it.

Congruent: Figures that have the same shape and same size. 

Concept

Identify the terms based on the vocabulary used for transformations (Translations).

Rule

Identify and select the correct answer choice based on the properties of translation.

Example

Which operation maps an original geometric figure onto a new figure?

Solution

By definition, a transformation is an operation that maps an original geometric figure, the preimage, onto a new figure called the image.  

Pre-requisite Skills

Translation (5.13.8)

Graph Points on Coordinate Plane (5.13.6)