Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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Chapter Review

Exercise 3 Page 497

What maps one figure onto another?

transformation, preimage, image

Practice makes perfect

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

A is an operation that maps an original geometric figure, the , onto a new figure called the .

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 transformation maps one geometric figure onto another. The figure we apply a transformation to is called the preimage, and the resulting figure is called the image. Let's complete the given sentence!

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