Big Ideas Math Integrated I, 2016
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1. Translations
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Exercise 4 Page 545

Use the translation to move the points by adding 1 to the x-coordinates and 2 to the y-coordinates of each vertex.

Practice makes perfect

Before we try to translate the given points, let's draw the triangle â–³ RST on a coordinate plane using the given points. This will be our preimage.

Next, since we have the preimage, we can move on to creating the image using the given translation (x,y) → (x+ 1,y+ 2). This translation tells us that for every point in △ RST we should add 1 to the x-coordinate and 2 to the y-coordinate. Let's do it! ccc (x,y) &→ &(x+ 1,y+ 2) R(2,2) &→ & R'(3,4) S(5,2) &→ & S'(6,4) T(3,5) &→ & T'(4,7) Now we have the points for the image. Let's add them to the same coordinate plane as the preimage.

We can see that the translation moved the points to the right and up. Finally, we can connect the points to form the new triangle R'S'T'.

Extra

Translation Expressed as a Vector
A translation moves the points of a plane figure along a vector. Let's identify the component form of a vector for the given translation. (x,y) → (x+ 1,y+ 2) Here the vector that describes the translation is ⟨ 1, 2⟩.