Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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Chapter Review

Exercise 1 Page 497

What moves a figure to another position without turning it?

Translation

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We are given a few words that we can use to complete the given sentence.

is another name for a slide.

Let's take a look at the given words.

To choose the word that best fits the gap, let's recall the definition of each of the given words.

Congruent Two figures are congruent when they have the same shape and size.
Dilation A dilation is a transformation that does not change the shape, but may change the size of a figure.
Image The image of a transformation is the figure that results from applying the transformation.
Preimage The preimage of a transformation is the figure the transformation is applied to.
Reflection A reflection is a transformation that maps each point of the preimage onto a point that is the same distance from the line of reflection.
Rotation A rotation is a transformation that turns a figure about a fixed point.
Translation A translation is a transformation that moves a figure to another position without turning it.
Transformation A transformation is an operation that maps an original figure onto a new figure.

A translation moves a figure to another position without turning it, which is similar to sliding the figure around. Let's complete the given sentence.

Translation is another name for a slide.