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6. Dilations
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Exercise 49 Page 681

Start by considering the preimage â–ł ABC and image â–ł A'B'C'. Find how many units were moved horizontally and vertically between them.

First Transformation: Translation along ⟨ -1,8⟩
Second Transformation: Reflection in the y-axis

Practice makes perfect

In this exercise, two transformations have been performed to the figures. We will start by describing the transformation from the preimage â–ł ABC to the image â–ł A'B'C'.

Transformation from â–ł ABC to â–ł A'B'C'

We can see in the given graph that â–ł A'B'C' is a translation left 1 unit, and up 8 units of â–ł ABC.

Vertical translations affect the y-coordinate and horizontal translations affect the x-coordinate. We can use this to write the translation from △ ABC to the image △ A'B'C'. (x,y)→(x - 1,y + 8) Therefore, the transformation used to map △ A'B'C' is a translation along vector ⟨ -1, 8 ⟩.

Transformation from â–ł A'B'C' to â–ł A''B''C''

From the given graph we see that â–ł A''B''C'' is a reflection in the y-axis of the graph of â–ł A'B'C'.

Keep in mind that reflection in the y-axis affects the x-coordinate. Let's write the transformation from △ A'B'C' to the image △ A''B''C''. (x,y)→( -x,y) Therefore, we have found that the transformation used to map △ A''B''C'' is a reflection in y-axis.